Levelk Boards IDFA-Bound Philippine Drugs War Documentary ‘Aswang’1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLevelK has acquired world sales rights for Philippine documentary feature Aswang, which will have its world premiere in IDFA’s First Appearance competition.
Alyx Ayn Arumpac, a Berlinale Talents alumni, directs her first feature.
Filmed for three years in Manila, Aswang is the first feature documentary about President Duterte’s state-sanctioned war against drugs to be directed by a Filipino. It follows a photojournalist and missionary brother who comforts the bereaved and tries to make a stand against lawlessness; a funeral home manager and a street kid with parents in prison and deceased friends.
Photo credit: Film Still from ‘Aswang’
