It Comes By Night
Spring Grants 2019 - Post-Production Stage
Synopsis
When men turn up dead, the old folks whisper of the “aswang“—a shapeshifting beast from folklore. In Manila, bodies pile up, and lives entwine as the state wages a brutal war against drug and crime.
Credits
- Director
- Alyx Ayn Arumpac
- Screenwriter
- Alyx Ayn Arumpac
- Producer
- Armi Rae Cacanindin
- Production Company
- Cinematografica Films
About the Director
Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a Filipina documentary filmmaker. She studied under the Docnomads Master Course in Europe, the University of the Philippines, and attended the Berlinale Doc Station, Talents Tokyo, Docs by the Sea, and IDFAcademy. Her documentaries have screened in Clermont-Ferrand, Winterthur, Zurich Film Festival, Jihlava, Kasseler Dokfest, Uppsala, doclisboa, Timishort, Budapest, and more. She directs and produces documentaries for one of the top TV networks in Manila. Her latest project, 'Aswang', is the first Filipino documentary to receive the Aide aux Cinemas du Monde, and is a recipient of the IDFA Bertha Classic and Europe co-production grants.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
"IDFA 2019 (WP)
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020"
Contacts
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Main Contact
Armi Rae Cacanindin
- Company:
- ACC Cinematografica Films
- Email:
- armi.cacanindin@gmail.com