CINEMALAYA 22: ‘2 Valid IDs’ exposes burdens of bureaucracy, red tape
AWARD-WINNING director Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan examines the realities of bureaucracy and red tape in the Cinemalaya box-office hit “2 Valid IDs.”
The film follows Sylvia Ramos...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam’ depicts enduring love amid hardship
IN HIS third Cinemalaya entry, filmmaker David Corpuz tackles the cultural taboos that shape the queer Filipino experience in his full-length film “Tayo Lang...
Thomasians win awards for short film, production design at Cinemalaya 22
TWO FILMS involving UST alumni won awards at the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival awards night on Aug. 17 at Shangri-La Plaza in...
READ: Full list of Cinemalaya 22 winners with citations
THE 22ND Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival concluded with an awards ceremony on Aug. 17 at the Shangri-la Plaza, Mandaluyong.
“Para-paraan (Finding a Way Through),” a...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘A.ni.mal’ mirrors realities of Philippine politics
FILMMAKER Dustin Celestino exposes the ironies of political survival and the compromises of moral convictions in the Philippines’s contemporary political landscape in his full-length...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Status: Rejected’ rethinks pursuit of dreams, love across ages
DIRECTOR Vahn Leinard Pascual confronts the glamorized “American dream” and asks whether age should limit one’s capacity to dream or love in his Cinemalaya...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Mag-iina’ revisits inescapable family history, trauma
DIRECTOR Giancarlo Abrahan traces Filipino horror through familial trauma in his second full-length Cinemalaya entry, “Mag-iina” (“Mothering”), creating a sense of desolation and looming...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Kaka sa Yawan’ portrays coming of age through friendship, culture
FILMMAKER Alpha Habon’s Cinemalaya debut film “Kaka sa Yawan” (Brothers by the river) delves into the complexities of culture and shared experiences, as a...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Para-Paraan’ exposes everyday barriers faced by PWDs
UST alumna Mae Chan Li unravels the everyday obstacles that prevent persons with disabilities (PWDs) from living comfortably and independently in the Philippines in...
CINEMALAYA 22: ‘Tirik’ confronts EJK through confession, faith
MAY-I GUIA PADILLA'S full-length debut, “Tirik” (To Set Upright), transforms the road thriller into a meditation on sin and Christian solidarity, using the Sacrament...
