Howie Severino, Boy Abunda, Chiara Zambrano, Mike Tan, and Mae Paner Lead Daang Dokyu Talkbacks

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 festival on Philippine documentaries streaming from October 2 to November 5, is giving its viewers venues for discussions moderated by some of the countries’ leading …

A 32-year-old Film on the Aftermath of the Marcos Rule Finally Gets Philippine Premier

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 Aquino is part of the opening program of Daang Dokyu, the Philippines’ first documentary festival of its kind. A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine …

#NeverForget: Daang Dokyu Sets Opening Activities during Martial Law Anniversary

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 forgetfulness. Daang Dokyu, a festival showcasing a selection of documentary films, sends out a bellow through its line-up of opening films under the theme: “Martial Law, Never Again”. …

Award-Winning Documentary ‘Sunday Beauty Queen’ Streams for Free on May 15

One of Philippine cinema’s most triumphant moment was this documentary’s historic win at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 2016. Sunday Beauty Queen, the first documentary film to be included in the annual film festival wins best film. On May 15, Sunday Beauty Queen goes live for all the world to see. As TBA Studios will release …

Documentary Festival ‘Daang Dokyu’ Discusses Ecological Issues Facing the Country

The campaign on climate change has only recently gained attention in the Philippines. Daang Dokyu, a forthcoming festival on Philippine documentaries, aims to augment this timely and important collective effort through a showcase of works about the country’s environment in its first-day section “Ang Lahat ng Bagay Magkaugnay.” By presenting documentaries that show the inter-relatedness …

Award-Winning Docu Film ‘Aswang’ Opens Daang Dokyu Film Festival

Celebrating 100 years of Philippine Cinema and presenting Filipino documentaries that push the boundaries of storytelling, Daang Dokyu selects the IDFA-winning film Aswang as its opening film. The 6-day documentary film festival, the first of its kind, showcases an inclusive program of Philippine documentaries from the early days of local cinema and television to contemporary times. It …

Help bring home the oldest existing Philippine documentaries

Daang Dokyu Documentary Film Festival slated on 16-21 March 2020 calls on the public to help bring back the country’s oldest existing documentary films currently archived at the British Film Institute in London, England. The festival is in close coordination with Philippine Studies at SOAS, a multi-disciplinary programme under the Centre for South East Asian …