Movie News, Reviews
Cinema Rehiyon 2021 offers four free masterclasses from the industry experts on screenplay for women and LGBTQIA+ on March 6, documentary filmmaking and experimental cinema on March 13 and 20, … Continue Reading Cinema Rehiyon 2021 Offers Free Masterclasses
Alyx Arumpac’s Aswang, a film that portrays the grim aftermath of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, is eligible for consideration in the documentary feature category of the 93rd Academy Awards. The film … Continue Reading Documentary on Drug War ‘Aswang’ an Official Entry to Oscars 2021
“Kapag sinabi nilang may aswang, ang ibig sabihin nila: matakot ka.” (Whenever they say there is an aswang around, what they really mean is: be afraid.) This Halloween, Daang Dokyu presents a different kind … Continue Reading Daang Dokyu’s #HuwagMatakot Halloween rerun presents Aswang
Imagine behind-the-scenes footage from the sets of Lav Diaz, Erik Matti, Dan Villegas, and Dodo Dayao repurposed into an uncanny narrative summoning present-day milieus involving police, prisoners and fascism. That’s … Continue Reading Daang Dokyu Closes with Films That Will Be Hard to Unsee
Our identity as Filipinos is defined by the stories we tell. On its fourth week, Daang Dokyu places the spotlight on the stories made from various places in our islands … Continue Reading Daang Dokyu celebrates the Filipino identity
In an address to the Foreign Press Association at the Vatican last year, Pope Francis pointed out: “Freedom of the press and of expression is an important indicator of the … Continue Reading State of Journalism in the Philippines at Daang Dokyu
Sex work remains a highly stigmatized topic. But behind the flickering lights, booming disco music, and attention-grabbing glittery outfits are real lives of real women with real lessons. A film that … Continue Reading Daang Dokyu Breaks the Taboo: Premieres Film on Sex Workers
Want to learn documentary filmmaking from Alyx Arumpac, director of the much-acclaimed film Aswang? Or do you want to learn the history of documentary filmmaking in the Philippines from Prof. Nick … Continue Reading Learn from the Masters of Philippine Documentaries with Daang Dokyu’s FREE Masterclasses
Films on real life, real suffering, real struggles and real injustice. Films that need our real attention. Films that can amplify the necessary conversations. These are the films Daang Dokyu, a Festival … Continue Reading For the Love of Our Nation, Watch These Films at Daang Dokyu
Seven years after the strongest tropical cyclone wrought devastation in the country, stories of survival and struggle still unfold. Documentarists want to keep the conversation going. In the ongoing festival of Philippine … Continue Reading Yolanda Stories at Daang Dokyu
Blinks, are you ready? Our Lovesick Girls are coming to your area!! BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky arrives October 14. Watch the trailer below: Since their debut in August 2016, … Continue Reading Follow the Journey of Blackpink in ‘Light Up The Sky’ Documentary from Netflix
After film credits have been scrolled, sometimes it isn’t over for viewers. They still want to discuss, to glean over the topics, and to dig more insights. Daang Dokyu, a … Continue Reading Howie Severino, Boy Abunda, Chiara Zambrano, Mike Tan, and Mae Paner Lead Daang Dokyu Talkbacks
Fresh from the success of its opening slate, Daang Dokyu Film Festival announces that more selections from the largest collection of Philippine documentaries will be up for viewing from October … Continue Reading Biggest DocuFest Streaming This October
A film that takes viewers back to scenes of the political and social unrest after the EDSA People Power revolution, fresh from the overthrow of Marcos and the victory of Cory … Continue Reading A 32-year-old Film on the Aftermath of the Marcos Rule Finally Gets Philippine Premier
When all the world is seeking to reflect on the lessons emerging from the pandemic, a group of filmmakers is sounding out the call to resist the lethal lure of … Continue Reading #NeverForget: Daang Dokyu Sets Opening Activities during Martial Law Anniversary
ASWANG (2019) Review A documentary by Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac When horror isn’t a genre of a movie or a series anymore, Aswang paints a real image of fear from … Continue Reading ‘Aswang’ Review: Real-Life Horrors