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Film Critic : Luis Pedron
Luis Pedron is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as a director and actor, he has been a voting member of the SAG Awards® (Screen Actor Guild / AFTRA (SAGAFTRA) Union) since 1998.
Pedron was also co-founder/organizer of the Soho International Film Festival New York(USA 2010, 2011), director of the Asians on Film Festival North Hollywood California (USA 2013), director of the One FILAM Film Festival Hollywood California (USA 2013), director of the Viva Latino International Film Festival New York (USA 2015) and juror of the Sundayag Film Festival Philippines 2022. Pedron has written film reviews and interviewed celebrities on and off the red carpet since 2007.
When This is All Over : Starting off as a biting take on the Philippines’ COVID lockdown through the eyes of “The Guy” (Labajo), a young drug dealer slinging dope to rich brats in a swanky condo, the social commentary quickly spirals into a wild and woolly stoner comedy. But wait, there’s more! It’s also a thinly veiled middle finger to class, privilege, and the cruel hand of fate, packed with mind-bending twists that don’t pull any punches. Its antihero is looking for a way out, and he almost finds it through a kind-hearted condo staffer who is also a potential love interest. But can their relationship survive in a world that’s going to hell in a handbasket? The director calls this a “trip,” and he’s not kidding—with its psychedelic camerawork (from DP Martika Ramirez Escobar) and production style, this rebellious fever dream never loses sight of its bleeding heart, even as it drags us through the gutter of a society on the brink.
Director : Kevin Mayuga
Writers : Abbey De Guia-Mayuga, Benedict Mendoza, Kevin Mayuga
Stars : Juan Karlos LabajoJorrybell AgotoAna Abad Santos
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