Raves for ‘Unfriend’ at the Berlinale

JAY ALTAREJOS (left) takes in an interview with a foreign journalist in Berlin.

Filipino filmmaker Joselito “Jay” Altarejos’ “Unfriend” received favorable reviews at the recently concluded Berlin International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Panorama section. Stagescreen blog’s Sascha Krieger remarked: “A well-composed study of an unraveling soul after the loss of love.” Projektberlinale.de: “[The film] reminds us … how hurtful unrequited love is … and what happens when no one is there for you.” The South China Morning Post published an Associated Press report that described the Filipino indie film as “notable.”

Bayani San Diego Jr.