CALAMBA CITY, Laguna—Noted film director Brillante Mendoza pays tribute to Typhoon “Yolanda” survivors this month with his new film “Taklub,” which will be screened at the SM mall here.
“It is basically the story of survivors in the aftermath of Typhoon “Yolanda,” how they survived, how they picked up the pieces almost one year after the storm,” said Mendoza in an interview with local media.
The director is set to facilitate a film appreciation workshop for the movie on August 23, at SM City Calamba.
Headlined by superstar Nora Aunor, the star of Mendoza’s internationally acclaimed “Thy Womb,” “Taklub” also stars Julio Diaz, Lou Veloso, Ruby Ruiz and Soliman Cruz.
For Mendoza and his cast and crew, the film is “a loving tribute to the survivors.”
“Before we started filming Taklub in Tacloban, I told my cast and crew that we are going there not just to make a movie but also to pay our respects to the survivors. We want to condole with the families of the survivors, and those who lost their homes and livelihoods,” he said.
In making a film about the typhoon survivors, Mendoza said he wants to share with the viewers what it’s really like to be among those who lost almost everything and everyone they hold dear after one of the most devastating disasters in recent history.
“Most of us are outsiders to what happened. Many of us have not been or have never been to Tacloban before and after Yolanda. So, we’ve only seen and heard what happened in the news. The point of view of those who really experienced this storm is different. How are they getting their lives back, months after what happened? That’s what I hope to share in this film,” he pointed out.