Cinemalaya 2022

 VILLAINS, TOO, have a story to tell. Whether or not people choose to sympathize with them, their own narrative is essential to understanding the root of the conflict. The local film industry is already home to social and political commentaries which expose former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs…

by TRIXCY ANNE B. LOSERIAGA  MOTHERHOOD IS never an easy feat. There are challenges a mother must face to perform her expected role which makes her detestable in the perspective of others.  This is captured in the full-length film Kaluskos (2022), directed by Roman S. Perez Jr. It is…

by ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO  SA MUNDONG patriyarkal, madalas naririnig ang samu’t saring kaso ng karahasan ng mga lalaki na ang direktang biktima ay mga kababaihan. Pangkaraniwan na ang lubos na paninisi sa mga babae. Matagal nang nakadikit sa ating kultura ang mga stereotypical na paniniwala tungkol sa kasarian—ang mga…