Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s eminent documentary film ‘Aswang’ has been highly recognized at the 44th Gawad Urian awards ceremony on Thursday, October 21, bagging Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Documentary.
In a Facebook post, the Aswang team thanked the organization for giving them such an award and honor.
“Maraming salamat po sa Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino sa Gawad Urian para sa Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya, Dokumentaryo, Direktor, at Pelikula ng Aswang! Napakalaking karangalan po ito para sa amin,” said on the statement.
Released in November 2019, Aswang is a documentary film that scores the first two years of the campaign against drugs under President Duterte’s regime.
It unveils the real-life story of extra-judicial killing victims who suffered from the hands of a gruesome and failed justice system that favors only those in the position.
The Aswang team shared that the documentary film was a tribute to all the victims who were killed and abused by the harsh and bloody drug campaign.
“Habang ginagawa namin ang Aswang, ilang beses din namin narinig ang linyang ito: ‘Kung alam ko lang na papatayin nila ang kapatid/asawa/anak ko, hindi ko na sana siya binoto,” the organization exclaimed.
They concluded their statement by reminding the public to carefully and meticulously choose the right leader who will truly protect our rights as a human, “Sa susunod na taon, huwag sana nating sayangin ang ating mga boto sa mga kakandidatong lumabag ng mga karapatang pantao kung hindi man, sumuporta at kumonsinte sa pag-abuso nito.”
“Kailangan natin ng pinunong papanagutin sila, at papahalagahan ang ating buhay at dignidad bilang Pilipino. Sana sa nalalapit na panahon, wala ng kwentong tulad ng mga nasa Aswang,” they added.
Moreover, they also heed the public that there is only a week left until the end of voter registration for the 2022 elections.
Aswang will be available to stream on KTX.ph, Upstream PH, and Ticket 2 Me starting Friday, October 22.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/aswangmovie
