This is a remake of the 1992 aswang shapeshifting monster film starring alma moreno. Im a natural skeptic, so i didnt have any leads for him, but we remained in communication about the progress of his film. An aswang, in philippine folklore, is a vampire that is also a shapeshifter. Back in 2014 i received a facebook message from british filmmaker, matt everett. May 25, 2015 jordan is a canadian documentary director producer. Jan 23, 2019 takiro films proudly presents a l m i r a horror short film 2019 please like takiro film fb page for more singapore ofw videos short films updates star. New movie releases including trailers, clips, tv spots and other extra. Its being saved by the fact that its taking an original approach to a well known genre, without ever becoming a great movie as well though. The daang dokyu film festival selects alyx ayn arumpacs idfawinning documentary aswang as its opening film the 6day documentary film festival, the first of its kind, showcases an inclusive program of philippine documentaries from the early days of local cinema and television to contemporary times. Creatures of philippine mythology episode list tikbalang the horse demon kapre the tree dweller. The aswang chronicles was followed up with a sequel in kubot.
Aswang is a 2011 filipino action horror thriller film based on the filipino mythical creature that is a shapeshifting monster usually possessing a combination of. Watch the aswang phenomenon documentary on the filipino. To love as aswang by barbara jane reyes poetry magazine. But fate has not been helpful as all her efforts at conception seemed futile.
Six years later he made his first visit to the philippines. Terrorized by the monster and assassins running after them, the kids are. A pregnant woman is lured to the lavish estate of a family of vampires who prey on the unborn. Nov 02, 2011 the making of regal entertainment inc. Currently he is in post production for the aswang project webseries, which will feature 6 myths. The aswang phenomenon a documentary the aswang project. Dingdong dantes, whose company agosto dos pictures also serves as one of the producers, expresses his excitement while making the film. Is this creature just a myth or are there some elements of truth to these stories of the aswang. It particularly relishes babies in the womb or little children, but is not averse to feeding on adults when its hungry. The aswang chronicles 2 starts where the first film ended, and follows. The aswang chronicles 2 in 2014 which was also directed by matti. Alma moreno plays the beautiful aswang in this movie. The aswang chronicles movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The aswang chronicles 2 official trailer 2014 hd youtube.
Jan 20, 2016 in my opinion, the aswang phenomenon documentary is by far the most incisive and cerebral approach to the question of the aswangs origin. In this version two kids witness the murder of their parents and escape unwittingly into a town plagued by a subspecies of aswangs called abwak. The only way they can grow in numbers again is through the rare ability that only the soontobe queen of the abuwaks, hasmin lovi poe possesses. A journey into myth, is a documovie about a filipinacanadian who explores the culture, history, and myth of the aswang. Aswang movie this filipino vampire film codirected by peque gallaga and lore reyes tells the story of an aswang, the traditional shapeshifting creature of local legend. The aswang is one of the more pervasive folkloric concepts in philippine culture. Yanggaw with english subs cinema one originals duration. Awaiting the completion of their new beach house, a family decides to stay in an abandoned mansion that is rumored to be the home of the terrifying aswang. Corazon loses her child and gets revenge by inflicting pain on others. Viewers will become acquainted with the main subject in the first few minutes. The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films, as it is wellknown throughout the philippines. The aswang has a lengthy cinematic history, having been the subject of the first sound film ever produced in the philippines 1932s ang aswang and migrating, in somewhat altered form, to films in hong kong, india, japan, and, in 1994, to the united states.
Aswang is an umbrella term for various shapeshifting evil spirits in filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and werewolves. Ang darling kong aswang full a man meets the girl of his dreams, only to discover that shes an monster. The film is the first fulllength filipino film entirely shot on green screen chroma key. The aswang chronicles movie with dark shades on and a burning cigarette between his lips, makoy dingdong dantes will do whatever it takes to get back his girlfriend sonia lovi poe, whos pregnant with their child. In abayas fulllength debut, bampinay becomes one of.
A loving wife to daniel derek ramsay, she wishes that their fiveyear marriage be blessed with a baby. In terms of popularity, it is the philippine equivalent of the western werewolfvampire. In this movie, the abuwak race is being threatened by extinction. The film opens with a blurry shot depicting a flashing police siren. The episodes will be loaded on the aswang project youtube channel to view for free. Aswang is a 2011 filipino action horror thriller film based on the filipino mythical creature that is a shapeshifting monster usually possessing a combination of the traits of either a vampire, a ghoul, a witch, or different species. The philippines has no indigenous wolf population, thus making weredog the more. He empowers his kin, making them less susceptible to the garlic cloves and. Barbara jane reyes was born in manila, the philippines, and grew up in the san francisco bay area. But the aswang, manananggal, tiktik are all folklore you wont see any proof except those people from baryo or lived in a mountain area thought they were haunted by these creatures and they were only used as a character for filipino horror movie. He made the 2011 feature length documentary the aswang phenomenon an exploration of the aswang myth and its effects on philippine society. All of the free movies found on this website are hosted on thirdparty servers such as putlocker, sockshare, allmyvideos, filenuke, vidxden, novamov, nowvideo, megavideo, gorillavid, movshare, muchshare, vidbux, vidbull, vidto, nosvideo, movreel, videozed and many others. Almira tagalog full movie ofw horror film 2019 by takirofilms sony a7r2 a7rii duration. It is based on the mythical creature that feeds on the unborn in filipino folklore.
Aswang is a truly unique and deliciously revolting horror movie that is able to stand on its own merits pertaining to the philippine folklore. Together with daniel, they leave town in search for melinda techie agbayani, a. Feb 14, 2017 almira tagalog full movie ofw horror film 2019 by takirofilms sony a7r2 a7rii duration. The making of aswang lovi poe and paulo avelino youtube. He enthusiastically explained how he was making a documentary on the aswang and that he hoped to find one. With lovi poe, paulo avelino, albie casino, jillian ward. The truth about the aswang in capiz the aswang project.
The director, jordan clark, was first introduced to the aswang through a movie made in 1994 in which the aswang took up residence in rural wisconsin. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. The philippines has several legends, but this by far is the scariest. She earned a ba in ethnic studies from the university of california at berkeley and an mfa from san francisco state university. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. It is the second installment of the aswang chronicles franchise and the sequel to the 2012 film tiktik. May 09, 2018 directed by gary ambrosia, michael laurin. Unlike other aswang documentaries or movies before that propagate the myth by obscuring it, this feature offers a 21st century view that represents the most rational approach sans judgements and bias. British filmmaker searches for the aswang in new documentary. Ang unang aswang is a horrordrama film starring young actress, erich gonzales and derek ramsay. The movie is about a young married couple whove been wanting to have a baby for so long but was never given the chance. Here, the vampire makes appearances as a giant snake, a young woman alma moreno, and. The film is directed and cowritten by jerrold tarog.
Not saying that aswang is an horrible movie though, on the contrary actually. Apr, 2015 jordan is a canadian documentary director producer. A journey into myth, is a docu movie about a filipinacanadian who explores the culture, history, and myth of the aswang phenomenon in the philippines. The aswang is the subject of a wide variety of myths, stories, arts, and films.
Vampariah was intended as an expanded version of abayas short film bampinay. With michael laurin, bryan billy boone, shelene atanacio, eli razo. Thats where the story heats up as lovi poe was perplexed at what is more important to her, love or need. Unfortunately the makers decide to fall back on familiar b movie territory that causes the movie to fall flat. Beyond the more popular aswang imagery of the mysterious barrio people living off innards of the unsuspecting and the flesh of unborn babies, tarogs aswang introduces a new breed of humaneating monsters called the abuwak. It comes in many manifestations and performs violent acts against anyone who crosses its path. Paulo avelino, jillian ward, introducing albie casino and lovi poe. Ang unang aswang starring erich gonzales in this scifihorror on directv. The first six episodes were decided by a poll done last year on the aswang project facebook page.
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