The new film from Alvin Yapan is introduced as a “small film with big ambitions.” Twice I have heard of this:the first time from his actress Agot Asidro presenting his 2013 film Mga Anino ng Kahapon; and again from him last night at the Gala Screening of his WPFF entry An
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Trailer for new Alvin Yapan film ‘An Kubo sa Kawayanan’ is here!
The new Alvin Yapan film, An Kubo sa Kawayanan, is an official selection in the Filipino New Cinema section of the upcoming World Premieres Film Festival. Yapan’s previous film—an Agot Isidro-starrer that brazenly touches on schizophrenia and post-Macoy anxieties (Mga Anino ng Kahapon, ’13)—is far too long ago (at least it feels so), and a new story from
Binhi
Embryonic dormancy Seeds take time to burst out of their coats, push off the overlying soil on top, and be christened as the plant they ought out to be. Binhi (The Seed) takes your patience to establish its suspense through slightly jittery long-take tracking shots, which unfortunately frequently end with
WATCH: Pedring Lopez’s supernatural horror ‘Binhi’ releases official trailer
The official trailer for Pedring Lopez‘s upcoming horror film Binhi (English title: The Seed) is now online. Lopez, who wrote and directed the film, is the attached director for the SAF film starring Jeorge E.R. Estregan that naturally caused a stir among pundits on social media. The setup is innocuously simple: an expecting young family moves into
Red
There is no description for Jay Abello’s Red more apt than a ripple, making circles within circles and telling a story about stories. In the whole it is a well-meaning reminder of the true role of an audience to a story, of the unspoken symbiosis between the teller and the
