Tag: Philippines

First Light

Posted by Carmen Gray | Feb 1, 2026 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2026 |

A corruption scandal throws a nun into crisis in Australian-Filipino director James J. Robinson’s debut ‘First Light’, an intriguing, introspective slow-burner.

Essential Truths of the Lake

Posted by Clarence Tsui | Aug 6, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, Locarno 2023 |

Lav Diaz returns to Locarno with A-list collaborators John Lloyd Cruz and Shaina Magdayao in ‘Essential Truths of the Lake’, a fiery noir-inflected takedown of the culture of criminal impunity shaping contemporary Philippine society.