For Iloilo film, comparing it to one of Nora Aunor’s film, Flor Contemplacion, both films are about a Filipina OFW who went to other country to fulfill their family’s needs. In Iloilo, with the help of the Terry’s (Filipina OFW) change of clothes— from rugged clothes to the given clothes by her female boss’, it showed a transition of her better life in Singapore and her better relationship with her female boss’ son. The transitioning of her clothes, also showed that when started using it, the son of her boss started being good to her and they became closer. Like, the kid treats and follows his nanny like his mother that made her real mom, Terry’s female boss, to feel jealous. The Flor Contemplacion ended as Flor has been put to a death sentence—she was hanged. Compared to Iloilo, the end of the story was Terry left the family and goes back to the Philippines and after that, it ended right there—it left us hanging.
For Pinoy TransKings, the film was made for us to fully understand LGBT Community especially the ‘Transmen'— women who decided to change their ‘inside and outs’ into men. The film started showing a contest which is the first ever King of Trans pageant, and each contestants shared their own stories and experiences in a way we could understand them and their (LGBT) community. With their stories, they also want us to put in mind that, although they are “self-made” men, they should not be discriminated or be cast out, because they’re still humans who have feelings and in the film, they showed that being dressed up and coming out as a ‘guy’ should not always be the only thing to be readied, but also, because you are now entering a new life and should have a good start, you should know that your heart and mind are ready. Honestly, I am really thankful for the team who made this advocacy documentary because it helped the people who are afraid to come out, who are confused, and especially the people who already came out, but is still experiencing discriminations.
For Ang Nawawala, it is a 'hippie-indie’ film about a boy who stopped talking for years and when he came back in the Philippines, he reformed himself once again by being with his family again and by falling in love. In his brother’s grave, in the last scene, they shared a smoke and their stories that made me realize that he talks with his deceased brother all throughout the film with the help or whenever he takes his drugs. I loved how the Cinematography really worked well like it showed a retro-ish colors and the music fitted well in each scenes. With the production design, unlike Iloilo’s change of clothes, the film showed a hippie and a retro-ish style of clothes even though they are already in the present time. For me, it is because of the tragedy that happened years back then when Gibson’s brother, Jamie, is still alive and all the members of his family, especially his mother, haven’t moved on from the past and is still recovering until the present time. Although my professor in Film App said that most professors in UPD does not approve what the movie showed, it did not really change the fact that it has really touched the hearts of their viewers.
-Orge, Xandra
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