SYNOPSIS:
On the journey home to Manila, four people discover they are on different paths: two are trolls paid to defend the Philippine government’s brutal war on drugs, while the other two sit on the opposite side as critics of the bloody campaign. On the road and online, they confront each other’s positions; only one side leads to truth.
Synopsis:
In a time of lies and deception, a ride back to Manila turns out to be a journey through dividing views. Do we really want to know the truth or are we simply taken along for the ride? The narrative of “Crossroads” will take us to where we will question our direction as the preservers of Truth; despite the intrusion of technology to influence what we think, decide, and believe.
The progress of the journey rests on their discovery of each persona, much like looking at the concrete paths of their pasts. As circumstances strip the layers of their characters while using their social media accounts, we learn their positions when it comes to responsibly embracing the truth, or willingly drowning in the lies of the social media world.
LOGLINE:
A journey that will take us to where we will question our direction as the preservers of truth, despite of what we think, decide, and believe.
Director: Richard Soriano Legaspi
Executive Producer: EngageMedia
Supervising Producers Andrew: Lowenthal and Red Tani
Producer: King Catoy
Line Producers: Eloisa Espino Sanchez and Ryan Valerio
Project or Production Coordinators: Dianne Olivan and AyaSantos
Featuring
Kelvin Vistan as Arman
Reiner Grospe as Ali
Jeremy Mayores as Chico
Maricel Mamuntag as Miel
Supporting Cast
Jovi Dayrit and Louise Andrew Carbajal
Production Crew
Creative Producer: Seymour Barros Sanchez
Production Manager: Kristin Joy Bactad Jor
Assistant Production Manager: Cheyenne Dane Bellen
Assistant Director: Ryan Rudolf Valerio
Cinematographer: Ruston O. Banal
Production Design: Elvin Jay Macanlalay
Editor: John Lanbert Rafols
Music: Jay-R Tabar
Technical Coordinator: Lawrence Banal
Translator: Rexie Tamayo
Health Officers: Rolando Balatbat Edmar Timog
Transportation: Robert Dela Cruz
FESTIVALS
Aceh Film Festival, Indonesia, 2022
Digital Revolution and Human Rights Film Festival Myanmar 2021
100% Manusia Film Festival, Indonesia, 2021
Minikino Film Week, Indonesia, 2021
Tech Tales: Films About Digital Rights in the Asia-Pacific. 2021
Cyclone Loop Creatives 