MOVIEGOER: Watching horror films at abandoned hotel in Baguio

They couldn’t have chosen a more appropriately eerie place to hold a marathon screening of five short films, all of them falling under the horrific genre. ManilaBulletin

There we were, one fine evening, at the historic, cemented yard fronting the old Diplomat Hotel, the former Dominican Retreat House and Residence of the Dominican Order, high up along Dominican Road in Baguio City. An hour or so before the open-air screenings, we had enough time to scour the area, taking pictures of the abandoned property in quite cold weather, in the height of summer.

This year’s theme was “Divergence + Convergence,” in line with the overall theme of National Arts Month, which was Films with Social Commentary and Historical Memory. The week-long festivity was marked by onsite and online activities such as film talks, round table discussions, and film mentoring. Within a span of eight days, the film fest screened, indoors and outdoors, at least 24 films from Montanosa and 70 from CR in different venues across Baguio.

It was highlighted by live storytelling of an oppressive king from long ago, complete with an audio visual component and Igorot folk dancing.

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