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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The award-winning drug war documentary is free to stream until Sunday, July 12, 11:59 pm Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s award-winning documentary Aswang is free to stream from Saturday, July 11, 6 pm, to Sunday, ...

In Filipino folklore, ‘aswang’ refers to a fearsome range of shape-shifting monsters – vampires, ghouls, weredogs, and more – that stalk the streets by night. These spirits haunt countless tales and ...

PRESS RELEASE: The special screening of the movie and a forum on refocusing the view on drug-related violence in the country is scheduled at 3 to 5 pm on Saturday, June 5 This is a press release from ...

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 ...

"Aswang" director Alyx Arumpac talked about how Jomari, a close friend of Kian Delos Santos, was cast as one of the main characters in her award-winning documentary about the drug war. In an episode ...