Celebrate Asia Pasifika 2026

Palawan is a tropical paradise and one of Asia’s most popular tourist destinations. But for a small network of environmental crusaders, it is a battlefield. Delikado follows Bobby, Tata, and Nieves—a charismatic lawyer, an ex-illegal logger, and a fearless politician—as they risk their lives to stop the corporations and corrupt government officials plundering the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier.” In a country where environmental defenders are often killed with impunity, these magnetic leaders stand as a final line of defense against a deepening human rights crisis. This gripping thriller captures a local struggle with global stakes.

• Director & Producer: Karl Malakunas;  Languages: English, Tagalog (with English subtitles)
• Panel discussion to follow the screening featuring: Philippine Study Group of Minnesota (PSGM) and Professor Vivian Choi (Chair of Sociology and Anthropology Department)

• This event is a collaboration with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS www.pbs.org/pov.
• Co-sponsored with the Environmental Studies Department, the PSGM, and the Office of Intercultural Life (OIL), Carleton College.
• Made possible through the generous support of the Leraas Fund and the Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies.