Fusee Movies entered documentary territory in a significant means on the Cannes Film Market, unveiling co-production commitments to a few non-fiction tasks spanning Vietnam, the Philippines, Canada, Belgium, and France.
Main the slate is “The Last Note,” which has already secured worldwide gross sales illustration by Quebec-based HG Distribution forward of its launch.
The Canadian movie is directed by Patrick de Belen and follows a Filipino-Canadian poet piecing collectively the lifetime of his youthful brother, who died, by journals, songs, and reminiscence fragments. The movie confronts grief, psychological sickness, and the silence that surrounds these topics in Filipino diaspora communities. The movie is produced by Nonetheless Right here Productions and Fusee.
“The themes in this film are often difficult to talk about, and it is sad to think we must feel alone because of that discomfort. This story encourages us to witness the rawness of both beauty and devastation, while reminding us that the only way through it is together,” de Belen mentioned.
“‘The Last Note’ is a powerful, intimate film that transforms personal grief into a lucid act of witness. Its blend of poetic reconstruction and unflinching honesty about BPD, migration, and precarity makes the story both heartfelt and urgently relevant. As a Filipino-Canadian documentary, it speaks to diasporic experiences and colonial legacies that will resonate strongly with multicultural audiences and festival programmers alike,” added Henry Gagnon of HG Distribution.
The second challenge, “Land of Evanescence,” featured within the Cannes Docs-in-Progress Showcase, offered by Docs by The Sea. Directed by Vietnamese filmmaker Nguyen Thi Xuan Trang, the 60-minute movie traces the multigenerational weight of the Vietnam Struggle by archival materials, poetic reconstructions, and encounters with a former propagandist and an American veteran. The Vietnam–Philippines–France co-production, produced by Wilfredo Manalang and Charlotte Lelong by Lagi Ltd., Fusee, and Trance Movies, is concentrating on a 2027 launch.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce the film for the very first time. After three years of development, I truly need feedback to help me see my own story more clearly, and to connect with the right people to bring this film to completion,” Nguyen mentioned.
“Cannes Docs is a great opportunity to introduce the first images of our project to the world stage and find the right partners to complete the film. Bridging Europe and Asia is part of Trance Films’ identity. It is exciting to be working with Vietnam for the first time, a country which France has a long shared history with, and this project has been a wonderful opportunity to put into practice principles of creative equity and inclusive partnerships,” added Charlotte Lelong, producer at Trance Movies.
Rounding out the slate, “Forgive Me Father for I Have Sinned” is in growth as a Belgium–Philippines co-production between Whereas We’re Right here and Fusee. The movie is directed by Jeremy Luke Bolatag, a younger Filipino filmmaker who not too long ago emerged from the Belgian singing competitors sequence “Voice van Vlaanderen.” It attracts on Bolatag’s private expertise navigating queer id towards a backdrop of religion, household, and diaspora.
“Telling personal stories with universal impact is, in my opinion, the cornerstone of documentary filmmaking, and Jeremy’s story touched me deeply. His film is critically important to be told at a moment when public debate has become so profoundly polarized,” mentioned Frederik Nicolai, producer at Whereas We’re Right here.
The three-doc push marks a big departure for Fusee, which constructed its profile on status competition fiction together with Cannes choice “Plan 75,” Venice Critics’ Week Grand Prize winner “Don’t Cry, Butterfly,” Locarno’s “Topakk,” and Berlinale quick “Through Your Eyes,” alongside Netflix Asia hit “Blue Room” and Torino Screenplay winner “Elsewhere at Night.” The corporate was based by Wilfredo C. Manalang.
“Documentary filmmaking is where Fusee’s soul lives. These three projects are not just films. They are invitations to a global conversation that we believe the world is ready to have, and urgently needs,” Manalang mentioned.
