Aparisyon () is a 2012 Philippine psychological drama film written and directed by Isabel Sandoval. Set in early 1970s, where the story about the nuns in the period immediately preceding the declaration of martial law by Ferdinand Marcos.Erica Gonzales, "Director Isabel Sandoval Wants to Shed Light on Invisible Women", February 24, 2021, Harper's Bazaar It is one of the official entries for the New Breed Full Length Feature Category in Cinemalaya 2012.
Aparisyon was invited to film festivals around the world, including Deauville Asian Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. 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". The film was also nominated for the New Currents Award at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.
As of 2021, along with Señorita, it is available for streaming through the Criterion Channel.In ‘Apparition,’ a Philippine Drama, Nuns Face Civil Strife", May 9, 2021, The Criterion Collection
Synopsis Set in 1971, the sisters of the Adoration monastery in a remote town in Rizal in the Philippines lead quiet and peaceful lives.Jeannette Catsoulis, "In ‘Apparition,’ a Philippine Drama, Nuns Face Civil Strife", July 9, 2013, New York Times Remy (Mylene Dizon), an extern nun who is able to leave the monastery from time to time to do errands for the other nuns, learns from her mother that her activist brother is missing. She asks Mother Superior Ruth (Cuyugan-Asensio) for an indefinite leave of absence to help her family search for her brother. When her request is turned down, she starts secretly attending meetings of families with missing relatives. Lourdes (Jodi Sta. Maria) becomes an extern too to go with Remy to attend a meeting."Apparition (Aparisyon): Busan Review", October 7, 2012, Hollywood Reporter They fell victim to rape on their way back.
Cast Jodi Sta. Maria as Sister Lourdes Mylene Dizon as Sister Remy Fides Cuyugan-Asensio as Mother Superior Raquel Villavicencio as Sister Vera Maria Monica Reyes as Sister Emilia
Awards DateAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef(s)20128th Cinemalaya Independent Film FestivalNew Breed - Best FilmIsabel SandovalBest SoundWild Sound2012 Busan International Film FestivalNew Currents AwardIsabel Sandoval2012 Deauville Film FestivalGrand PrixAudience Award2012 Hawaii International Film FestivalNETPAC Award2013Young Critics CircleBest PerformanceFides Cuyugan-AsensioBest EditingJerrold Tarog and Isabel SandovalBest ScreenplayIsabel Sandoval and Jerry GracioGawad Urian Awards 2013Best ActressJodi Sta. MariaBest Supporting ActressMylene DizonRaquel Villavicencio
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