ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
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 2 to November 5, 2020. A total of 45 films from the past one hundred years are lined-up including the rerun of some titles presented …
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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 …
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”. …
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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 the families and friends of the victims of extra judicial killings. It’s as if what the feature documentary film makes the current pandemic less horrific …
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 …
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Daang Dokyu Film Festival which was scheduled on March 16-21 has been postponed. Read the official statement below: The Daang Dokyu team would like to thank all of you for the excitement you have shown over the past days and weeks leading up to the festival. We’re just as eager, but your health, safety, and …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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With 100 years on its back, Philippine cinema celebrations have mainly focused on narrative films. A group of filmmakers now feel it is high time that films with real-world impact and purpose are celebrated. Documentary filmmakers Jewel Maranan, Baby Ruth Villarama, Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala and Monster Jimenez have decided to initiate a move towards this and …
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