A selected entry to this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, Mindanao was not the kind of film formed and created simply through imagination and ideas; the bright ideas the team came up with were, as much as possible, supplemented by facts and proper research as is the policy of Found Story School of Filmmaking where its director Brillante Mendoza and the writer Honee Alipio came from.
For the character of Malang Datupalo(played by Allen Dizon), Ms. Alipio was able to interview soldier-integrees—former MNLF combatants who were integrated into the Philippine forces during Fidel Ramos’ administration.
For Saima’s character (played by Judy Ann Santos) Ms. Alipio had the chance to speak with the parents of cancer patients and cancer survivors, and for Aisa’s (Played by Yuna Tangog) character a mother whose child had neuroblastoma. She and Mendoza visited and partnered with the House of Hope in Davao which is a temporary home for children with cancer; it is located within the premises of Southern Philippines Medical Center and accepts patients from all over the island of Mindanao.
One of the main intentions of Mindanao the movie was to further raise awareness regarding child cancer and highlight the importance of supporting the families and the children who are undergoing treatment for the disease.
Please support those who are daily battling cancer.
For more information here is a link to Davao’s House of Hope http://spmc.doh.gov.ph/patient-s-corner/support-group/house-of-hope
Here is a list of the cinemas where you can watch Mindanao the movie this coming December 25, 2019. See you!
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