For the third time in the history of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, an acting award is given to an ensemble this year for the socio-political film “Duyan ng Magiting” by Dustin Celestino. The film was given an award for Best Ensemble Performance for its powerful cast of well-respected and…
For the third time in the history of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, an acting award is given to an ensemble this year for the socio-political filmThe film was given an award for Best Ensemble Performance for its powerful cast of well-respected and veteran actors: Dolly de Leon, Bituin Escalante, Agot Isidro, Miggy Jimenez, Jojit Lorenzo, Frances Makil-Ignacio, Paolo O’Hara, Joel Saracho, and Dylan Ray Talon.
Director Celestino described the film as “a symbol of our continued resistance.” It is about the corruption within the government system and the police. It was written at the height of red-tagging and extra-judicial killings that provides a perspective on the socio-political climate in the Philippines.
“We have been through some of the darkest moments in our country’s history, but in this darkness we would also like to remind everyone that there is still beauty to be found; there is beauty in courage held in the face of overwhelming odds, there is beauty in the collective effort of artists to ennoble the Filipino experience, and there is beauty in our continued survival and resistance,” Celestino said in his speech.
Civil society groups working on human rights issues have been demonized and vilified under the Duterte administration and reported increased surveillance, intimidation, threats, and other acts of harassment by the authorities. A good friend, Redentor Constantino, said in his column: “There are no easy conclusions in this movie, where Martin Luther King is paraphrased numerous times to frame many of its chapters. Yes, only in darkness can one see the stars, but when the stars are veiled, how can you overcome darkness with more darkness?”
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