Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

HUMAN RIGHTS DOX

Aswang

Philippines, France, Norway, Germany, Qatar
2019 — 22' / Color

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Synopsis

When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death to execute suspected drug peddlers, users, and small-time criminals. Aswang follows people whose fates entwine with the growing violence during two years of killings in Manila.

Official Trailer

Directors' Biography

Alyx Ayn Arumpac is a Filipina documentary filmmaker. She received a Master in Documentary Filmmaking from the Docnomads Erasmus Mundus Master Course (Portugal, Hungary, Belgium) and a Bachelor in film at the University of the Philippines. She directs and produces short documentaries for one of the top TV networks in Manila. Aswang is her first feature film.

Directors

Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac

Producers

Armi Rae Cacanindin

Cinematographers

Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac

Editors

Anne Fabini

Sound

Rj Cantos

Official Film Website

https://www.aswangmovie.com/