The Academy awarded its top prize to the documentary “for its painful examination of current realities, and a sober reminder that cinema is a powerful social mirror.” The film was also the most ...

The title of the harrowing documentary, “Aswang,” refers to the myth of “a shapeshifter that preys on humans and kills anyone who dares to look back.” It is a fitting metaphor for Rodrigo Duterte, the ...

MANILA, Philippines - The Aswang Chronicles has officially expanded into a movie franchise with the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry Kubot, backed by a partnership deal among the producers ...

Alyx Ayn Arumpac's debut documentary feature 'Aswang' examines the impact of the Filipino government's "war on drugs." By Neil Young A quietly nightmarish vision of dystopian social breakdown, Alyx ...

“Aswang,” a documentary film that explores the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, won the FAMAS 2020 Best Picture award in an online ceremony Sunday evening, Dec. 20. Special honors were also ...

A still from FAMAS Awards 2020 nominee 'Aswang'. Credit: 'Aswang' official movie website Filipino documentary Aswang won Best Picture at the 2020 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards ...

Filipinos are familiar with the aswang, a shape-shifting creature of Philippine folklore that preys on animals and humans at night. But while Filipinos' belief in other superstitions has waned over ...

We live among humans finding love and family … and we’re monstrous creatures who crave flesh and murder. We contain multitudes. — Marisol, siren Surely, “The Great Filipino American Aswang Pageant” ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Hannah Bondoc and Raymond Dimaano from "The Great Filipino American ASWANG Pageant" join Coast Live with a preview of this vibrant, comedic celebration of Filipino-American ...