ASOG

By Seán DEVLIN

STUDIO SOHO INTERNATIONAL - as SALES

LGBT - Completed 2023

ASOG follows Jaya on a road trip to a drag pageant and along the way they encounter Filipinos enduring the impacts of climate change. Flipping the conventions of the road movie on its head, Asog is a stunning and profound ode to the power of solidarity amidst struggle.

Festivals
& Awards

Tribeca FF 2023
World Premiere
Outfest 2023
Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Screenwriting in an International Narrative Feature
BFI London FF 2023
European Premiere
SXSW Sydney 2023
Australian Premiere
44th Hawaii International Film Festival 2023
Grand Jury Prize "Kau Ka Hōkū" (Rising Star) Award
47th São Paulo International Film Festival 2023
Winner of Jury award for best performance (South American Premiere)
34th New Orleans International Film Festival 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Comedy
    • Countries
    • CANADA, PHILIPPINES
    • Languages
    • TAGALOG
    • Duration
    • 101 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Seán DEVLIN
    • Producer(s)
    • Amanda ERNST, Seán DEVLIN
    • Synopsis
    • ASOG is a screwball tragicomedy starring a cast of real life Super Typhoon survivors. Jaya is a non-binary teacher and comedian who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan. Picking up the pieces in their life, Jaya decides to travel across the country in hopes of winning a beauty pageant and the prize money that comes with it. But before they can leave, a chance encounter with Arnel, a student going the same way in search of family, complicates their solitary plans. As they travel seemingly countless miles together on foot, bike, and boat, the unlikely duo find themselves forever changed by each other and those they encounter on their journey.
      Flipping the conventions of the road movie on its head, Asog is a stunning and profound ode to the power of solidarity amidst struggle. This one-of-a-kind film plays with the line between narrative and documentary to become something entirely new.