Die Beautiful (2016)

We are welcomed by Die Beautiful with a montage of home videos featuring a fabulous adolescent, practicing as he would in a beauty pageant, adorned with the necessary accessories, improvised and all, complete with a question-and-answer portion. It was a delightful scene to watch: of such wide-eyed optimism and freedom

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‘Die, Beautiful’, ‘Birdshot’, and other Filipino films screen at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival

The 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF-J.P.) has released its lineup of exhibition and in-competition films, including a handful of Filipino titles from Jun Lana and Mikhail Red. [dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he lineup of competing and exhibit films for the 29th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival has just been announced.

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