Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar | Philippines | 99 mins
Set in Manila between fantasy and reality, Leonor Will Never Die is a self-referential homage to Filipino action flicks of the 1970s and 80s with an unassuming auntie as its hero. Leonor Reyes, a grieving mother and retired filmmaker, is knocked unconscious by a television set and enters the melodramatic world of her unfinished script. While witnessing her story unfold, Leonor attempts to fix the regrets of her past and write her happy ending. Meanwhile, her son Rudy desperately tries to bring her back to reality.
Over-the-top, offbeat, and genre-bending, the film is a perfect escape into the limitless chaos of the Filipino imagination.
Leonor Will Never Die is Martika Ramirez Escobar’s debut feature. The film earned her Sundance Film Festival's World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Innovative Spirit in 2022.
In Tagalog (Filipino) with English subtitles.
Part of our ongoing Contemporary World Cinema Series. Presented in collaboration with FascinAsian Film Festival and Fiesta Filipino.
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