Looking for Acuzar
December 4, 2017 at 05:25 amOn behalf of myself and my colleagues Matthew and Lorena Rosen I would like to thank Erwin Manalo Doña and his entire marketing team at Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar for their assistance and hospitality as we conducted our location scout at their resort this past weekend.
Thank you Erwin and thank you for the kind introduction Shauna!
Afghanistan After
November 23, 2017 at 04:49 amThis is where it all started.
I started my journey as a director / producer shortly after US and Northern Alliance forces toppled the tyrannical Taliban from power in Afghanistan. It was 2003 and for the first time in my life I had the opportunity to visit my ancestral homeland of Afghanistan. Curious about what I was going to discover and wanting to share this journey with friends, peers and an interested public I seized upon this opportunity produce and direct AFGHANISTAN AFTER.
This documentary short offers a kaleidoscopic picture of Post Taliban life in Afghanistan: everything from the resurgence of opium farming for the Central Asian heroin trade, the heroic efforts to demine one of the most mined country in the world, the resilience of the Kabul Museum staff trying to put back together the shattered fragments of their country’s heritage one piece of plaster at a time – and that is just for starters.
This documentary short contains with it all the raw charm and glaring shortcomings of a Freshman filmmaker but I enjoyed every minute of the entire experience and knew that I wanted dedicate my life to pursuing a career as a factual storyteller.
So, this is in fact, where my journey as a filmmaker began.
Work Riddles ^_^
September 6, 2017 at 03:51 pmParis, France + Hamburg, Germany + Washington D.C, USA + Manila, Philippines = Ancient Egypt.
The Sun Behind You
May 29, 2017 at 09:01 amLast night I had the chance to see Ang Araw sa Likod Mo. Directed by friend Dominic Nuesa, this is a feature film about the heroism, redemption, and sacrifice both sides of the conflict in Mindanao. You can check out the official trailer here:
2017 04 18 The Sun Behind You Official Trailer
As I watched Mabalasik 2 make their way through the forests of Mindanao in hot pursuit of an ISIS terrorist cell and their leader, I thought that Dominic could not have made a more timely film for audiences here in the Philippines and around the world to understand the long raging conflict in Mindanao.
Am very proud of what Dominic achieved here in his debut film, together with his actors and production staff. I would like to also extend a shout to the feature film editor and my friend Javier Abola and his team at Overmind for their post production work on The Sun Behind you. <3
