Aug 17 2021 05:55 PMMANILA -- One of this year’s Cinemalaya’s feature films, "Don Filipo," offers a deviation from typical Pinoy LGBT-themed productions that focuses on love stories -- by putting the community in a horror-filled context.
While still featuring an LGBT concept, “Don Filipo” is about a remote village that is gripped with fear as its residents go missing one by one.
When a young nurse arrives to care for an ailing Don Filipo, the film’s viewers are left wondering if he will be the next victim.
In a virtual press conference, director Tim Muñoz revealed that it was his intention to give a different take on how issues of the queer community are being used on movies. “Uso ngayon mga BL, pa-cute.