Following the success of his debut feature “Violator” in 2014, Philippine filmmaker Dodo Dayao spent several years working out the details of his hotly-anticipated follow-up. By the time he managed to secure a deal, he found himself reworking the short film “The Way the Light Falls” into a feature-length version, enhanced with a veneer of political commentary on horrors faced in local society, which has made Dayao one of the brightest names in the Philippine indie scene at the moment.
“Midnight in a Perfect World” is screening at Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
In the near future, Manila is an almost utopian city but they still believe in ghost stories. One involves people disappearing after being caught out in mysterious electrical blackouts that happen at random parts of the city after midnight. For those unfortunate enough to find themselves out of their homes, their only refuge is special safe houses installed by the authorities.
“Midnight in a Perfect World” is screening at Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
In the near future, Manila is an almost utopian city but they still believe in ghost stories. One involves people disappearing after being caught out in mysterious electrical blackouts that happen at random parts of the city after midnight. For those unfortunate enough to find themselves out of their homes, their only refuge is special safe houses installed by the authorities.
- 7/5/2021
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Reviewing a film whose significance is so evident is always a hard task, and “Liway” definitely falls under this category. Kip Oebanda, however, has taken care of this issue for me, by directing a truly good film. Let us take things from the beginning, though.
Based on actual events, the story takes place in the mid-1980’s Philippines, in Camp Delgado, a makeshift prison inside a military camp for both rebels and criminals. Day and Ric (also a former commander), try to raise their 10-year old son Dakip (it means “captured”) and their infant daughter Malaya, both of which were born in captivity and have not seen the outside of the camp yet. In order to ease the consequences of their circumstances, Dei tells Dakip stories based on Philippine mythology, despite Ric’s protests, who wants the child to know the truth instead of indulging in fairy tales. One of these stories is about Liway,...
Based on actual events, the story takes place in the mid-1980’s Philippines, in Camp Delgado, a makeshift prison inside a military camp for both rebels and criminals. Day and Ric (also a former commander), try to raise their 10-year old son Dakip (it means “captured”) and their infant daughter Malaya, both of which were born in captivity and have not seen the outside of the camp yet. In order to ease the consequences of their circumstances, Dei tells Dakip stories based on Philippine mythology, despite Ric’s protests, who wants the child to know the truth instead of indulging in fairy tales. One of these stories is about Liway,...
- 10/28/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Isabel (Glaiza de Castro), a promising mass communications student, has just landed an internship that none of her classmates, who are interning in television stations and film production outfits, would envy. I-Libings, a company that specializes in covering wakes and funerals for its grieving clients, does not seem to be the proper place for Isabel's skills and talents. With only a lowly consumer-level video camera to work with, a crew of untrained technicians and a boss (Earl Ignacio) who is initially unimpressed with her capabilities to deal with, she treats her internship with the company as some cruel joke that fate has randomly dished her. Rommel Sales' I-Libings (I-Funerals) starts off seemingly with very little ambition. It initially concentrates on Isabel's experiences in...
- 8/8/2011
- Screen Anarchy
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