Last month I was blessed with the opportunity to go to the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. My first time north of the equator and in the tropics, it was an amazing cultural learning experience.

The main reason for my visit was my dad's marriage to a lady from the region and he had asked me to film his wedding. Before I got there though, dad had taken delivery of a shipping container full of tables and chairs that had been donated by a number of private schools in Australia. Dad had been working for a few months on getting the container packed and shipped so I suggested we put together a video to thank the donors.

So this is just a small expression of thanks to the many people who helped supply the equipment now being used by the students at Banga SDA Elementary School. As a result of the new tables and chairs, enrolment at the school has gone up.

Please excuse the poor audio, I didn't have any audio recording equipment with me.

Directed, edited and graded by Adrian Jackson
Shot on a Canon 7D with Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 lens on a Manfrotto 561BHDV video monopod.
Edited and graded in Final Cut Pro.

Music:
"Silence Await" by cdk
ccmixter.org/files/cdk/17432
is licensed under a Creative Commons license:
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/