Jaya, a non-binary person, used to host a talk show on television, but it ended when the Philippines were hit by a natural disaster. To recover their financial life, Jaya decides to travel across the country to participate in a beauty pageant, hoping to win the prize money. Before leaving, Jaya encounters Arnel, a student that plans on traveling in the same direction, in search for his family. The unlikely duo travel miles on foot, by bike and by boat, in a trip that will change their lives forever.
Winner of the Audience Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival. The film was also presented at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Título original: Asog
Ano: 2023
Classificação: 10
Duração: 104 min.
Gênero: Fiction
País: Philippines, Canada
Tags: Philippines, Canada, LGBTQIA+, road movie, international festivals
Cor: Cor
Direção: Seán Devlin
Roteiro: Seán Devlin, Jaya, Arnel Pablo
Fotografia: Anna MacDonald
Montagem: Yap Sei-Been
Elenco: Jaya, Arnel Pablo, Ricky Gacho Jr.
Produtor: Amanda Ernst, Seán Devlin
Produção: Beb Bingo Entertainment
Música: Emmett Hall
E-mail: [email protected]