A graduate of Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia (just don't ask when, he says), Michael David dela Cruz Tan is a self-described all-around whatever. He can: photograph, do artworks with mixed media, write (of course), shoot flicks, community-organize, facilitate, lecture, research (with pioneering studies under his belt)... this one's a multi-tasker, who is even conversant in Filipino Sign Language. Cross his path is the dare (read: It won't be boring).
Let’s stop all the pretending that this movie is supposed to be anything else (i.e. that it’s “intelligent”; that it tackles true-to-life issues facing...