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The Human Cost of Duterte’s Drug War—‘The Mortician of Manila’, dir. Leah Borromeo, 2019 + ‘The Nightcrawlers’, dir. Alexander A. Mora, 2019

Vigilante brigades committing extrajudicial murders to help the police, journalists trying to shed light on the atrocities, and an undertaker who takes care of the victims’ bodies

June 15th, 2020|Country: Philippines, Qatar, United Kingdom|

A Lighthearted Lesbian Romcom With Serious Politics: ‘Billie and Emma’, dir. Samantha Lee, 2018

A queer romance is blooming at an all-girls catholic school in rural Philippines in the 90s—but pregnancy puts the relationship, as well as the girls' agencies, to the test

December 15th, 2019|Country: Philippines|

Film: Norte, The End of History, dir. Lav Diaz, 2013

September 18th, 2018|Country: Philippines|

Book: Cinelle Barnes, Monsoon Mansion, 2018

June 29th, 2018|Country: Philippines|