About the film

Banned in the Philippines, Rolling Stone Magazine calls it "The Biggest Film The Philippines Has Never Seen". - ASOG is a screwball tragicomedy starring a cast of real life Super Typhoon survivors. The New York Times praised its artistry and impact: "Defies all labels, irreverently mixing genres and tones to create something proudly original... All the characters in “Asog” are real people who play themselves, but Devlin (who wrote the film with Jaya and Pablo) crafts a fable-like film, with animated interludes, slapstick comedy, flamboyant agitprop and many other flourishes that allow the subjects to tell their stories on their own terms — with humor, rage and imagination. Its real victory came after it premiered at festivals: The acclaim that it garnered led to the real-estate company compensating 784 displaced families on Sicogon Island with $5.1 million in reparations."