Aparisyon

Aparisyon
Official poster
Directed byIsabel Sandoval[a]
Screenplay byIsabel Sandoval[a]
Story by
  • Isabel Sandoval[a]
  • Jerry Gracio
Produced by
  • Jerome Kerkman
  • Jhun 'McHertz' Macias
  • Merrick Clint Goho
  • Markane Earle Goho
Starring
CinematographyJay Abello
Edited by
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21) (Philippine Independent Film Festival)
  • March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20) (Philippines)
  • April 21, 2021 (2021-04-21) (North America)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language
  • Filipino

Aparisyon (transl. Apparition) is a 2012 Philippine psychological drama film[1] written and directed by Isabel Sandoval.[a] Set in early 1970s, where the story about the nuns in the period immediately preceding the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos.[2] It is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012.[3]

Aparisyon was invited to film festivals around the world, including Deauville Asian Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.[4] At the Hawaii International Film Festival, the film won the NETPAC Award "for its courageous exploration of religious faith, guilt and forgiveness through masterful storytelling and visual imagery".[5] The film was also nominated for the New Currents Award at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.[6]

As of 2021, along with Señorita, it is available for streaming through the Criterion Channel.[7]


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  1. ^ "Exclusive Interview: "I wanted to break as many rules as possible" Isabel Sandoval on her early films Señorita & Apparition now playing on Criterion Channel". The Queer Review. May 10, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Erica Gonzales, "Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar
  3. ^ "(MOVIE) Aparisyon, an entry to the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival". The Rod Magaru Show. June 20, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Indie film Aparisyon wins Audience Award at the Deauville Asian Film Festival in France". SPOT.PH. March 11, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jodi's indie film wins award in Hawaii film fest". ABS-CBN News. October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Eight Filipino Films Take Part At The BIFF". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ In ‘Apparition,’ a Philippine Drama, Nuns Face Civil Strife", May 9, 2021, The Criterion Collection