Philippine Bliss (2008)
"Philippine Bliss" tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their private yet vivid stories of loss, longing, and Third World despair, all intersecting in a public arena that is their packed community. Theirs are lives seen with an oftentimes comic eye, unabashedly bound by a wild and brimming sense of Filipino hope.
Director: Khavn
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Neil Elpusan as Simon Crisostomo |
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Menk Cruzat as Sisa |
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Reinier Lucien as Elias |
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Therese Carlos as Maria |
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J.V. Katipunan as Tasyo |
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Lara Tarranco as Clara |
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Damaso as itself |
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Salvi as itself |
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JP Hernandez as djembe player |
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Atoy Reyes Jr. as steel trader |
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Pedring X. Santos as junkyard dog |
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Nina Dandan as tambay client 1 |
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Cherish Brillon as tambay client 2 |
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Enuh Iglesias as tambay client 3 |
| Camera | Albert Banzon | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Lawrence S. Ang | Sound Designer |
| Production | Cherish Aileen Brillon | Casting |
| Sound | Ria Munoz | Music |
| Production | Edgar Fonz | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Jonathan Batoy | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Joel Toledo | Translator |
| Directing | Khavn | Director |
| Production | Khavn | Producer |
| Writing | Khavn | Writer |