Manang Biring

Manang Biring
Directed byCarl Joseph Papa
Written byCarl Joseph Papa
StarringErlinda Vilallobos
CinematographyRap Ramirez
Manuel Abanto
Edited byCarl Joseph Papa
Music byDunno Parafina
Animation byMatthew Ericson Echague
Color processBlack and white
Production
companies
Black Maria Pictures
Creative Programs Inc.
Release date
  • November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Manang Biring (transl. Old Woman Biring) is a 2015 Philippine adult animated black tragicomedy film directed by Carl Joseph Papa.[1]

It is the first adult animated film to be developed in the Philippines, drew several themes of old age, financial struggle, cancer, and friendship. The story revolves around Biring, an elderly woman who has stage 4 breast cancer, who receives a letter from a article who wants to spend time with her for the Christmas season before her death.[2][3]

  1. ^ "[International Competition] Manang Biring". Nara International Film Festival 2016 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Santiago, Ervin (November 19, 2015). "'Manang Biring' wins best film sa 2015 Cinema One Film festival" [‘Manang Biring’ waging best film sa 2015 Cinema One Film festival]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Visayan film nabs awards at Cinema One Originals". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. November 16, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2024.