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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Cebuana director Isabel Sandoval. Josh Mercado" src="https://news-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20240327110332/3cb68ab990ef6ab9f261d317cbad1a0e5e1e180d118aa4bb4e177ab40b1614dd.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><figcaption>Cebuana director Isabel Sandoval. Josh Mercado</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- Cebuana director Isabel Sandoval made the Philippines proud with her Hollywood projects — an episode of FX’s “Under The Banner Of Heaven” starring Andrew Garfield, as well as some episodes of Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty” starring Lola Tung. Recalling her Hollywood gigs, Sandoval said, “It was a little intimidating to be thrust into a series of that caliber for my first TV show as a director in Hollywood.”“I’ve been humbled to say that my work has been recognized in Hollywood. I’ve got representation with CAA (Creative Artists Agency), where I have the same agent as Taika Waititi, who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for ‘Jojo Rabbit’ (2019); as well as Patty Jenkins, the director of ‘Wonder Woman,’” she added.Fresh from the success of her Hollywood projects, the proud Filipina filmmaker returned to the Philippines to shoot her fourth feature “Moonglow” under Nathan Studios starring Arjo Atayde.“This feels like coming home in more ways than one. I want to come back home with a project that’s really exciting and that will be an opportunity to showcase world-class Filipino talent, both in front and behind the camera,” she told ABS-CBN News.“It’s nice to be back home with a project that presents an exciting new vision of what Philippine cinema can be internationally.&quot;About her latest project with Atayde, she said, “&#x27;Moonglow’ is really evocative of the mood, the atmosphere and the tone that I want to create and capture.”“I wrote it, I’m directing it, and acting as well. And I’m cutting the film as well. It’s about jaded female police detective who breaks into the mansion of the corrupt police chief that she works for and steals a large sum of money that he accumulated from graft and corruption,” she said.During the interview with select media members, Sandoval declared that it’s her most ambitious project.“I’m really, really excited to do it because &#x27;Moonglow&#x27; really represents my most ambitious.... my most radical film in terms of style and theme,” said Sandoval, who also shared how she met Atayde.“I’ve met Arjo, I’ve met Tita Jojo (Sylvia Sanchez) last August in Switzerland and then we had great conversation. Not just about the project, but also what we want to accomplish, you know, for Philippine talent, especially abroad,” she said.Sandoval is also known for her award-winning Filipino films “Señorita” (2011) and “Apparition” (2012), and “Lingua Franca” (2019).Her film style? “As a director, after having directed three films, my style is really more of a marriage of blending of strong political themes, with a visual style and flourish, that’s more lush and lyrical and poetic in poetic,” she said.“Moonglow” also stars Agot Isidro and Carlitos Siguion-Reyna.

Fresh from the success of her Hollywood projects, proud Filipina filmmaker Isabel Sandoval returned to the Philippines to shoot her fourth feature 'Moonglow' starring Arjo Atayde.

Fresh from the success of her Hollywood projects, proud Filipina filmmaker Isabel Sandoval returned to the Philippines to shoot her fourth feature 'Moonglow' starring Arjo Atayde.

Fil-Am director Isabel Sandoval returns to PH for new film with Arjo Atayde

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Fil-Am director Isabel Sandoval returns to PH for new film with Arjo Atayde

Josh Mercado

Published Mar 27, 2024 07:39 PM PHT

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