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It's Raining Frogs Outside film image, director Maria Estela Paiso

It's Raining Frogs Outside

Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol

Canadian Premiere

Forced to return to the Philippines as the world abruptly closes, Maya recedes into a terrorizing solitude and a fever dream of mixed animation ensues.

Director
Cast

Alyana Cabral

Credits
Country of Origin

Philippines

Year

2021

Language

In Sambal with English subtitles

Film Contact
14 min

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It's Raining Frogs Outside film image, director Maria Estela Paiso

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Visions of dark impulses are given the spotlight and invite an opportunity to reflect on the personal in relation to the political. From Congo to China, and the Philippines to Poland, the end is nigh.

 

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Credits

Producer

Gale Osorio

Screenwriter

Maria Estela Paiso

Cinematography

Eric Bico

ANIM

Vladimer Castañeto

Editor

Maria Estela Paiso

Production Design

Kevin Paguntalan

Director

Maria Estela Paiso headshot, It's Raining Frogs Outside director

Maria Estela Paiso

Maria Estela Paiso was born in Quezon City, Philippines and studied Communication Arts in college. After several music videos and years of visual experiments, she forays into directing with her first short film, It’s Raining Frogs Outside.