Watch “Ploning”!
Set in Cuyo, Palawan, in Cuyonon (?) - baby language of Kinaray-a (99% naintindihan ko). I’m not familiar with the writer-director pero magaling siya: compelling narrative with enough attention on details/images, subtlety, and philosophical waxing; interesting and round characters (interesting ang stranger/native discourse); effective POV (omniscient kaya na-backstage tuloy ni Mylene Dizon si Juday; which is not a bad thing din naman. Pareho silang magaling. Hmm, sana, mas cute o sexy si Digo:); convincing ending (politically correct: positive ang representation dito ng Taiwanese, which in effect, blurred the issue of race. As in sinasabi ng pelikula na lahat tayo TAO: marunong magmahal:) Saka natuhog lahat ng detalye), at syempre, mananalo ito ng BEST PICTURE at BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY.
Basta maganda, watch n’yo! Think a bold move for Juday to produce at dafat lang - as reinvention of herself - kasi, di vah, nagdadagsaan na ang mga batang artista.
Hmm, i-pitch ko kaya sa kanya ang nobela ko. Hahahaha.
