Filipiñana

This principle can be applied to Filipiñana , the directorial debut of Rafael Manuel (expanding his 2020 short film of the same title), which is set almost entirely within a country club somewhere in the Philippines. ... Filipiñana is not a film that is necessarily defined by its narrative, so it takes some time for us to fully understand the message that is being communicated. ... This entry was posted in 2026 - Sundance , Reviews , Sundance and tagged Filipiñana , Rafael Manuel , Sundance .

Premiering in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance , Filipiñana [ + see also: trailer film profile ] , the debut feature by Rafael Manuel , expands the director’s 2020 short of the same name into a 100-minute exercise in visual control that, for all its formal polish, struggles to justify its own duration and ambitions. ... Filipiñana was produced by Film4 (UK), Pōtocol (Singapore), Ossian International (UK), Easy Riders Films (France), Idle Eye (Netherlands) and Epicmedia ...