FLICKS Filipino animated short film on a Maguindanao folktale wins in two international short film festivals Written and directed by Nelson “Blog” Caliguia Jr., Sulayman is a story that revolves around the sacrifices the heroes make to save the lives... Fringe StaffMay 30, 2024
FLICKS Co-opting the OFW story via ‘We Don’t Dance for Nothing’? This is a story of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) told by a "Chinese–Greek American director raised by dancers in New York" (using the words... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 14, 2022
FLICKS ‘Tokwifi’ tops Cinemalaya 2020 Directed by Carla Pulido Ocampo, Tokwifi was cited for its “highly original take on love between two persons coming from different eras and worlds,... Fringe StaffAugust 12, 2020
FLICKS Family dynamics highlighted via ‘Quing Lalam Ning Aldo’ "Quing Lalam Ning Aldo (Under the Sun)" - by Reeden Fajardo - tells the story of an LGBT parent who runs a sampaguita farm,... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 12, 2020
FLICKS Fantastical tale from the North about the ‘civilized’ versus the ‘barbarians’ in ‘Tokwifi’ "Tokwifi" is a fantastical Igorot tale from Carla Pulido Ocampo. Think "Pleasantville"… and you're almost there. Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 11, 2020
FilmMakers First-person game-inspired self-help flick that is ‘Fatigued’ "Fatigued" - by James Robin M. Mayo - is a short flick that uses… shall we say, the approach of shoot-to-kill POV games for... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 11, 2020
FilmMakers Beautifully-shot if somewhat passion-light ‘Pabasa Kan Pasyon’ It may be light on "passion", but "Pabasa Kan Pasyon" - a movie less than 15 minutes long from Hubert Tibi - is beautiful... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 11, 2020
FLICKS Half-baked worthy story of ‘Ang Gasgas na Plaka ni Lolo Bert’ "Ang Gasgas na Plaka ni Lolo Bert" by directors Janina Gacosta and Cheska Marfori tells a simple enough story (at least on the surface)... Michael David dela Cruz Tan, MDCAugust 11, 2020
FilmMakers Cinemalaya 2020 to push through on Aug. 7-16 via streaming The 2020 iteration of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will push through on August 7 to 16, with the 16th year of the... Kiki TanAugust 5, 2020
FLICKS Virtual screening of ‘THE STORY OF PLASTIC’ ongoing until June 20 THE STORY OF PLASTIC produced by the Story of Stuff project takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the... Fringe StaffJune 11, 2020
FLICKS Cinemalaya 2020 postponed The 16th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival (a.k.a. Cinemalaya) has been postponed due to Covid-19. Fringe StaffMarch 21, 2020
Movies The best Philippine drama films of all time Here we’ve combined a list of five best drama movies to ever come out of the Philippines and why they should be on your... Fringe StaffMarch 18, 2020