Food Delivery (2025)

Original title

Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea

Directed by

Baby Ruth Villarama

Genre

documentary

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Filipino fishermen, navy, and coast guard personnel as they work in the disputed South China Sea despite Chinese obstruction. It shows their daily struggles and resilience in contested waters.

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What happens

Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea is a 2025 Philippine documentary film. Directed by Baby Ruth Villarama under Voyage Studios, the film covers the plight of Filipino fishermen, navy, and coast guard personnel in the contested South China Sea, despite China's obstruction of their activities. Originally set to be released in March 2025 as part of Puregold's CinePanalo Film Festival in Quezon City, the film was withdrawn from the event. Its subject matter was seen as the reason for its withdrawal from Puregold's film festival. It was later released on June 30, 2025, in Auckland as part of the DocEdge Festival in New Zealand. The film was subject to overseas censorship attempts by the government of the People's Republic of China. The film has had limited theatrical screenings in the Philippines since July 27, 2025, and was presented in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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