Aparisyon
Aparisyon (transl. Apparition) is a 2012 Filipino psychological drama by Isabel Sandoval[lower-alpha 1]. The film is Sandoval's sophomore feature. It is a story about nuns in the period immediately preceding martial law. It is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012.
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| Directed by | Isabel Sandoval[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Screenplay by | Isabel Sandoval[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Music by | Teresa Barrozo |
| Cinematography | Jay Abello |
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| Distributed by | Goldmine Entertainment Productions |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Aparisyon was invited to film festivals around the world, including Deauville Asian Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. At the Hawaii International Film Festival, the film won the NETPAC Award "for its courageous exploration of religious faith, guilt and forgiveness through masterful storytelling and visual imagery". The film was also nominated for the New Currents Award at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.
Synopsis
Set in 1971, the sisters of the Adoration monastery in a remote town in Rizal lead quiet and peaceful lives. Remy (Mylene Dizon), an extern nun or someone who is able to leave the monastery from time to time to do errands for the nuns, learns from her mother that her activist brother is missing. She asks Mother Superior Ruth (Cuyugan-Asensio) for an indefinite leave of absence to help her family search for her brother. When her request is turned down, she starts secretly attending meetings of families with missing relatives. Lourdes (Jodi Sta. Maria), who joined the monastery just recently, decides to become an extern too to go with Remy to attend a meeting. They fall victim to violence on their way back.
Cast
- Jodi Sta. Maria as Sister Lourdes
- Mylene Dizon as Sister Remy
- Fides Cuyugan-Asensio as Mother Superior
- Raquel Villavicencio as Sister Vera
- Maria Monica Reyes as Sister Emilia
Awards
- 2012
8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
- Best Sound
- Nominated-Best Film
- Audience Award
- Nominated-Best Film
Hawaii International Film Festival
- NETPAC Award
Pusan International Film Festival
- Nominated-New Currents Award
- 2013
- Nominated
- Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role (Fides Cuyugan-Asensio)
- Best Editing (Jerrold Tarog and Isabel Sandoval)
- Bes Screenplay (Vincent Sandoval and Jerry Gracio)
- Nominated
- Best Actress (Jodi Sta. Maria)
- Best Supporting Actress (Mylene Dizon)
- Best Supporting Actress (Raquel Villavicencio)
References
Notes
- Credited as Vincent Sandoval.