short, comedy
2024
16mm / 3:12
Blood Tastes Like Ube follows an unlearned British-Filipino inadvertently learns about the importance of Ube (pronounced “oo-bay”), a purple Yam, in relation to Philippine culture with the help of a Filipino shop owner.
Featuring music from Grammy nominated artist, and fellow mixed-Filipino, Toro Y Moi.
JAMES BRADWELL
ERMAR ALEXANDER
WRITER, DIRECTOR: PATRICK TAYLOR
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JACK BRADLEY, EYELINE
PRODUCER: VOY CZARKOWSKI
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: ADAM SINGODIA
1ST AC: OLLIE PEARSON
GAFFER: KIAN ALTMANN
PRODUCTION DESIGN: HAZEL SINGZON
EDITOR: CHRIS WALKER
POST-PRODUCTION HOUSE: MARSHALL STREET EDITORS
SOUND DESIGN: INES ADRIANA
SOUND RECORDIST: ZAK ALLUM
COLOUR: THOMAS KUMELING
COLOUR HOUSE: BLACK KITE STUDIOS
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: ALFIE JACKSON
LOCATION: JOJO’S PINOY STORE, TOOTING
FILM PROCESSING: KODAK LONDON
FILM SCAN: DIGITAL ORCHARD
MUSIC: “POSTMAN” BY TORO Y MOI
COURTESY OF DEAN OCEANS
PUBLISHED BY TORO Y MOI LLC
ADMINISTERED BY KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD.
NOWNESS ASIA (ONLINE PREMIERE)
NOWNESS (PICKS)
DAZED
MINUTE SHORTS
SCREENINGS:
THURSDAY'S CHILD X MINUTE SHORTS PRESENT: POINTS OF VIEW (NEW YORK, 2024)
ENTANGLED TRANSMISSIONS (MAKATI, PHILIPPINES, 2026)
FESTIVALS:
LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2025: OFFICIAL SELECTION