Leonor Will Never Die
Presented by Cybil Pallugna-Saenz, Filipinx multimedia artist
In this innovative blend of pulp-action homages, playful comedy, and touching family drama, the fictional Leonor Reyes—formerly a groundbreaking figure in the Filipino film industry—is now overwhelmed by life’s challenges. While revisiting an unfinished script about a man avenging his brother’s murder, Leonor is struck on the head. Comatose in the hospital, her mind blurs fantasy and reality: Suddenly she’s inside her script, becoming the hero of her own story. Leonor Will Never Die earned the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit at the Sundance Film Festival.
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This presentation was chosen by Cybil Pallugna-Saenz. A second-generation Filipinx and a multidisciplinary artist/filmmaker, she is a founding member of Filipinx Artists of Houston and vice president of the Filipino American National Historical Society, Houston, Texas, Chapter.
The MFAH film department is supported by Tenaris; the Vaughn Foundation; The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Consulate General of Italy in Houston; Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles; Consulate General of Brazil in Houston; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L’Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.
Leonor Will Never Die
Directed by Martika Ramirez Escobar
(Philippines, 2022, 99 minutes, in Filipino with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater