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CEBU, Philippines - A horror adventure destined to be the benchmark by which films of its type will be judged Filmmaking is about taking risks, says Erik Matti, writer and director of the biggest ...
MANILA, Philippines—It has haunted Filipinos of countless generations, and now it has bedevilled American audiences. Arguably Philippine folklore’s most frightening creature, the “Aswang” has swooped ...
In Filipino folklore, ‘aswang’ refers to a fearsome range of shape-shifting monsters – vampires, ghouls, weredogs, and more – that stalk the streets by night. These spirits haunt countless tales and ...
Aswang (2019) Film Review from the 74th Annual Locarno Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Alyx Ayn Arumpac, featuring Ciraco Santiago III, Orly Fernandez, Vincent Go, and Ezra Acayan.
The insurgents gathered around the body. On the ground lay one of their men, dead and ghostly white. They expected to find bullet wounds. Instead, closer inspection revealed he had two small puncture ...
The award-winning drug war documentary is free to stream until Sunday, July 12, 11:59 pm Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s award-winning documentary Aswang is free to stream from Saturday, July 11, 6 pm, to Sunday, ...
It's the first time a documentary film has won the Award for Best Picture in the awarding ceremony. For the first time in the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards history, 68 ...
Alyx Ayn Arumpac's critically-acclaimed documentary on President Duterte's war on drugs wins Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Documentary Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s Aswang won big at ...