06 Monday Aug 2018
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Kip Oebanda leaves a part of himself in Liway. He allows us to enter a childhood experience that is so painful and personal. In exchange, he captures the hearts of his audience. While his material is about a significant portion of Philippine history, he uses his personal life as a starting point to retell a dark past. In effect, the narrative became more palatable and the character more empathic.
27 Wednesday Jan 2016
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Cinema is meant to be beautiful. The perfect assembly of visual elements is prerequisite in an effective delivery of a story. Sleepless knows this by heart. Through its production design and cinematography, its narrative on insomniac and call center lifestyle leaves an everlasting impression. This movie is proof that achieving cinematic beauty comes from detailed orchestration of all items seen in a frame.
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