The ambition behind Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Whether the Weather Is Fine is undeniable. Set in the aftermath of 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan (aka Super Typhoon Yolanda), the film opens on Miguel (Daniel Padilla) waking to the fact that there’s no longer a house surrounding him and his couch. More sleepwalking in disbelief than searching with desperation, he moves to find his mother (Charo Santos-Concio’s Norma) just as his girlfriend (Rans Rifol’s Andrea) finds him. Everywhere they go has been shattered to pieces architecturally, emotionally, and morally—altruism flying out the window as a dog-eat-dog mentality sinks in. And no one can move an inch without running into someone else thanks to an extras list so expansive, their continuous end credit blocks are blindingly dense.
While the plot’s as simple as “trying to find direction” when none can seemingly be found, it doesn’t make it any...
While the plot’s as simple as “trying to find direction” when none can seemingly be found, it doesn’t make it any...
- 9/18/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Having watched a number of Manatad’s works as an editor (particularly his collaborations with Khavn) and a number of his short films, it had become clear to me that he really has what it takes to become a great filmmaker. “Whether the Weather is Fine” proves the fact in the best fashion.
“Whether the Weather is Fine” is screening in Locarno Film Festival
On November 8th, 2013, the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, Typhoon Haiyan, made landfall in Eastern Philippines, destroying most of the director’s hometown, Tacloban. Taking the aftermath of the destruction as his foundation, Manatad revolves his story around Miguel, a desperate young man who has been suffering all his life by his inner demons that usually manifest in the form of dreams, who tries to find his girlfriend Andrea and his mother, Norma. As soon as he finds them both, he tries to convince them to leave the rundown city,...
“Whether the Weather is Fine” is screening in Locarno Film Festival
On November 8th, 2013, the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, Typhoon Haiyan, made landfall in Eastern Philippines, destroying most of the director’s hometown, Tacloban. Taking the aftermath of the destruction as his foundation, Manatad revolves his story around Miguel, a desperate young man who has been suffering all his life by his inner demons that usually manifest in the form of dreams, who tries to find his girlfriend Andrea and his mother, Norma. As soon as he finds them both, he tries to convince them to leave the rundown city,...
- 8/14/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Whether The Weather Is Fine is directed by Philippines filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad.
Beijing-based sales agent Rediance has picked up international rights to Whether The Weather Is Fine, from Philippines filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad, which will receive its world premiere at the upcoming Locarno film festival (August 4-14).
Based on the director’s own experiences, the film is set in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated coastal regions in the Central Philippines in November 2013. The story follows a young man searching for missing loved ones as another storm approaches.
The film, which will screen in Locarno’s Concorso Cineasti del presente section,...
Beijing-based sales agent Rediance has picked up international rights to Whether The Weather Is Fine, from Philippines filmmaker Carlo Francisco Manatad, which will receive its world premiere at the upcoming Locarno film festival (August 4-14).
Based on the director’s own experiences, the film is set in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated coastal regions in the Central Philippines in November 2013. The story follows a young man searching for missing loved ones as another storm approaches.
The film, which will screen in Locarno’s Concorso Cineasti del presente section,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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