Aparisyon Explained

Aparisyon
Director:Isabel Sandoval
Screenplay:Isabel Sandoval
Music:Teresa Barrozo
Cinematography:Jay Abello
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Philippines

Aparisyon is a 2012 Philippine psychological drama film[1] written and directed by Isabel Sandoval. Set in early 1970s, where the story about the nuns in the period immediately preceding the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos.[2] It is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012.[3]

Aparisyon was invited to film festivals around the world, including Deauville Asian Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.[4] At the Hawaii International Film Festival, the film won the NETPAC Award "for its courageous exploration of religious faith, guilt and forgiveness through masterful storytelling and visual imagery".[5] The film was also nominated for the New Currents Award at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.[6]

As of 2021, along with Señorita, it is available for streaming through the Criterion Channel.[7]

Synopsis

Set in 1971, the sisters of the Adoration monastery in a remote town in Rizal in the Philippines lead quiet and peaceful lives.[8] Remy (Mylene Dizon), an extern nun who is able to leave the monastery from time to time to do errands for the other nuns, learns from her mother that her activist brother is missing. She asks Mother Superior Ruth (Cuyugan-Asensio) for an indefinite leave of absence to help her family search for her brother. When her request is turned down, she starts secretly attending meetings of families with missing relatives. Lourdes (Jodi Sta. Maria) becomes an extern too to go with Remy to attend a meeting.[9] They fall victim to violence on their way back.

Cast

Awards

DateAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef(s)
20128th Cinemalaya Independent Film FestivalNew Breed - Best FilmIsabel Sandoval
Best SoundWild Sound
2012 Busan International Film FestivalNew Currents AwardIsabel Sandoval
2012 Deauville Film FestivalGrand Prix
Audience Award
2012 Hawaii International Film FestivalNETPAC Award
2013Young Critics CircleBest PerformanceFides Cuyugan-Asensio[10]
Best EditingJerrold Tarog and Isabel Sandoval
Best ScreenplayIsabel Sandoval and Jerry Gracio
Gawad Urian Awards 2013Best ActressJodi Sta. Maria[11]
Best Supporting ActressMylene Dizon
Raquel Villavicencio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 10, 2021. Exclusive Interview: "I wanted to break as many rules as possible" Isabel Sandoval on her early films Señorita & Apparition now playing on Criterion Channel. August 18, 2021. The Queer Review. en-US.
  2. Erica Gonzales, "Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar
  3. Web site: June 20, 2012. (MOVIE) Aparisyon, an entry to the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. August 18, 2021. The Rod Magaru Show. en-US.
  4. News: March 11, 2013. Indie film Aparisyon wins Audience Award at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in France. August 18, 2021. SPOT.PH. en.
  5. Web site: October 22, 2012. Jodi's indie film wins award in Hawaii film fest. August 18, 2021. ABS-CBN News. en.
  6. Web site: Eight Filipino Films Take Part At The BIFF. August 18, 2021. ph.news.yahoo.com. en.
  7. https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7377-isabel-sandoval-s-closet-picks.html In ‘Apparition,’ a Philippine Drama, Nuns Face Civil Strife
  8. Jeannette Catsoulis, "In ‘Apparition,’ a Philippine Drama, Nuns Face Civil Strife", July 9, 2013, New York Times
  9. "Apparition (Aparisyon): Busan Review", October 7, 2012, Hollywood Reporter
  10. Web site: Nora Aunor receives 5th acting citation from Young Critics Circle. August 18, 2021. PEP.ph. en.
  11. Web site: 36th Gawad Urian: Nominations. August 18, 2021. Rappler. June 18, 2013 . en.

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