Baldivia, David

Anthro 10 WFV | Prof. Esteban

Garde, Gab
Final Project
Ishak, Jason
Paz, Miqaella
Timtiman, Nukie
Film title: 7 gates
Death is a concept feared most by humans for the reason that many of us have this
thought of the absolute end of existence we die. To cater to this need of easing our
fear, humans have created a concept of the afterlife so that there may be an
assurance of still being able to continue to exist even after death. Although the
creation of the concept of afterlife was born out of this one goal, there is no such
thing as a universal image and beliefs with regards to the afterlife since we humans
are so diverse in a way that we tend to be grouped according to our different
cultures. And it is because of this reason that various interpretations, images and
beliefs in the afterlife are present. The groups film entitled 7 gates is an output
created to illustrate to us two cultures that, to the group, present the most
interesting takes on the afterlife the Catholic and the Egyptian culture.
The film begins with three UP students pressured about their Anthropology video
project because of the fact that the deadline is fast approaching and they are still
not progressing. Everything was centered towards the intensity of finishing the
project until came this one group meeting that shackled the lives of both Jason and
David. Jason brought a gun in the site and from out of nowhere just cracked a joke
about it. And David, annoyed by Jasons ignorance of what is at stake for the
project, attempted to get the gun from Jason, accidentally pulling the trigger and
directly shooting Gab in the process. Realizing that they killed their groupmate, the
two started freaking out. And although they are presented with the agony of
becoming delinquents, they still managed to be concerned of their deceased
groupmate by wondering where he might have gone. The remaining scenes that
follow depict Gabs soul wandering both in the context of Jason and Davids ideas of
Egyptian and Catholic images of the afterlife.
The group acknowledges the fact that the topic we had is dark and sensitive and
that is why we decided to present these hypothetical things that happen to us
humans when we die in the lightest and most creative way possible by still being
informative and illustrative at the same time.