Directed by Alyx Ayn Arumpac

Availability window: 7pm, April 2 – 7pm, April 16, 2022
Part of the FILM SERIES: VISIONS/PANAWIN - FOCUS ON PHILIPPINE CINEMA

When Rodrigo Duterte is voted President of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery of death resulting in the extrajudicial demise of suspected drug dealers, users, and small-time street criminals, along with others caught in the crossfire. Aswang follows people whose lives entwine with the growing violence and protests.

Awards include: Int’l Documentary Filmfest Amsterdam: FIPRESCI Prize; Gawad Urian: Best Picture, Documentary, Direction, Cinematography; FAMAS Awards: Best Picture, Documentary, Cinematography, Editing; Montreal Int’l Documentary Filmfest: Grand Prize; DocAviv Filmfest: Beyond the Screen Best Picture; Thessaloniki Documentary Filmfest: Amnesty International Award; DMZ Int’l Documentary Filmfest: Grand Prize; MoMA Doc Fortnight selection; Philippine Young Critics Circle: Best First Feature

How to Watch
Please visit Visions/Panawin’s Eventive site and select the film that you would like to watch. Once you arrive on the film’s Eventive page, click either “Pre-order” or “Buy” (don’t worry, you will be able to screen each film free of charge) and you will be prompted to enter an unlock code, which is (case sensitive):

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If this is your first time using Eventive, you will be asked to register and create an account before you can proceed further. Once you are registered and the “purchase” for the film is complete, you will receive an email confirmation with a direct link to watch the film.

Please note that once you start a film, you will have a 48-hour window within which to watch it in its entirety.

Visions/Panawin is organized by Sulo: the Philippine Studies Initiative at NYU in collaboration with NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center.