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21st Century Cinema

The Gossips of Cicadidae

18m

Directed by Vahn Leinard Pascual • 2022 • Philippines
Starring Rolando Inocencio, AJ Benoza, Alleison Dimatulac

Drawing on silent-film aesthetics from a bygone era, this mesmerizing monochrome short tells a story of forbidden love. A young boy struggles with feeling trapped in his inherited role as his town’s next folk healer—until he meets a Tikbalang, the half-human, half-horse creature of Philippine folklore.

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