Leonor Will Never Die (Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago) is set to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. With the festival back as an in-person event and available online, you can catch the two showings all on Sundance.org. The film tells the story of Leonor Reyes, an action film writer and director from the 80s who enters the world of her unfinished screenplay.
Martika Escobar is an upcoming filmmaker behind the selected film. Leonor Will Never Die is only the second Philippine production to compete at Sundance under the World Dramatic Section. Join in on the festival this year and catch the premiere on January 21st at 9:30pm (MST) with a live Q&A with Martika Escobar, producers, and cast. The second screening is on January 23rd at 8:00am (MST). Get your tickets here!
On the Sundance site, it described Leonor Reyes as once a major player in the Filipino film industry. She created successful action films, but now struggles to pay the bills. Leonor looks for opportunities and finds an advertisement for screenplays. She digs up an unfinished script about a young Ronwaldo who’s forced to avenge his brother’s murder at the hand of thugs.
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While awards season is here, four Filipina American artists have an opportunity to break ground. Variety includes Eva Noblezada, Ruby Ibarra, H.E.R. and Cathy Ang in prediction talks. Predictions and nominations are regularly updated so we’ll have to be on the look out. These artists continue to make us proud so let’s continue to support them by listening and sharing their music! Congratulations to everyone!
The Best Original Song award is given to songwriters for an original composition written for a film. It is presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to those part of the motion picture industry.
Check out the songs below and make sure to catch the films!
2. A Thousand Cuts performed by Ruby Ibarra for the A Thousand Cuts documentary. Watch it on streaming platforms: Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, and Vudu.
3. Fight For You performed by H.E.R in the film, Judas and the Black Massiah. The film initially premiered in the 2021 Sundance Film Festival with a U.S. release on February 12, 2021 in theaters and digitally on HBO Max.
4. Rocket to the Moon performed by Cathy Ang in the film, Over the Moon. Watch it now on Netflix!
