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2022

Asian Competition

Leonor Will Never Die

Ramirez Escobar Martika

Philippines, 2022, 99', Swiss Premiere

The movie

Struck by a falling television, a retired filmmaker dreams of being the heroine of an unfinished film. A wonderful love letter to the Philippines' beloved action and B-movies.

Leonor, a retired film director, lives a dreary life. Her husband left her, her favourite son is dead, and she struggles to pay her bills. To stave off boredom, she watches her own movies and chats with the ghost of her son. One day, she is hit by a television that was thrown out a window and drifts into an imaginary world. But things look familiar: It’s the world from one of her own scripts. With this film within the film, director Martika Ramirez Escobar asks questions about the role of the audience, our relationship to art, and delivers a striking love letter to cinema.

Award :

Best Asian Feature Film

World Sales :

Cercamon

writers :

Martika Ramirez Escobar

cast :

Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides

Crew :
  • Cinematographer : Carlos Mauricio
  • Composer : Alyana Cabral
  • Editor : Lawrence Ang