Organizer: Asia Society; Asian CineVision

Type/Location: In Person / New York, NY

Description:

Asia Society presents “Desire & Solitude: The Cinema of Isabel Sandoval,” featuring films by Isabel Sandoval as well as two films that inspired her latest film, Moonglow.

Apparition 
Isabel Sandoval, Philippines, 2012, 86 min.  
In Tagalog with English subtitles. 

Followed by a Q&A with Isabel Sandoval moderated by Asia Society Curator of Film Inney Prakash.

Synopsis:

It’s 1971 in a remote forest near Manila, where Sister Lourdes (Jodi Sta. Maria) arrives to join a cloister of nuns—in theory separated from the outside world—at the convent Adoration. A violent incident interrupts the routines of her new life and tests the faith of her and her sisters, while the Mother Superior remains in denial. The political turmoil sweeping the country trickles in on a radio and through news of a missing family member. In the months leading up to President Ferdinand Marcos’s declaration of martial law, nobody is untouchable.  

About the Speaker:

Isabel Sandoval is an independent Filipino filmmaker and actress who is currently based in the United States. She directed the films Señorita (2011), Aparisyon (2012) and Lingua Franca (2019). She also directed the short film Shangri-La (2021) as part of Miu Miu's Women’s Tales series of female-directed short films commissioned by the fashion brand.

Registration:

To attend the event in person, please purchase tickets here. A limited amount of complimentary tickets will be available to NYC college students with ID at the box office on the day of the screening.