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Cinemalaya’s ‘2 Valid IDs’ to vie at Hawaii International Film Festival
Marietta "Pokwang" Subong in an award-winning performance in "2 Valid IDs."—CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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October 22, 2026October 22, 2026Film/TV

Cinemalaya’s ‘2 Valid IDs’ to vie at Hawaii International Film Festival

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After its triumphant run at the 2026 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, the award-winning political drama “2 Valid IDs,” directed by Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan and written by Abet Pagdagdagan Raz, is taking its deeply human message for its international premiere at the 46th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). Selected for the festival’s Panorama section and nominated...

Pokwang (left) and Joey Marquez in a scene from “2 Valid IDs"—PHOTOS COURTESY OF CINEMALAYA PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Pokwang (left) and Joey Marquez in a scene from “2 Valid IDs"—PHOTOS COURTESY OF CINEMALAYA PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
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August 15, 2026August 15, 2026Film/TV

Cinemalaya 22: Comedic Ruby Ruiz, dramatic Pokwang face off in genre-bending performances

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While last year’s Cinemalaya celebrated filmmakers navigating a changing industry, the 22nd edition of the festival this month has turned its lens inward. Under the theme “Reel Reflections,” the country’s preeminent indie showcase honors cinema as a powerful mirror of the Filipino experience. This focus blazes through the themes of the festival’s nine competing feature-film entries—from the harsh...