feature    103’     Philippines, Italy, Singapore    2024

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A band of street hustlers brave the dark corners of the Manila night time and into the outskirts of a dangerous country to fulfill their friend’s dying wish: to take his body home.

 

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking is a Queer Road Movie.

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Cast & Crew

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Director & Writer: Petersen Vargas

Starring: Miguel Odron, Jomari Angeles, Argel Saycon

Producers: Alemberg Ang, Jade Francis Castro

Cinematographer: Russell Adam Morton

Music: Alyana Cabral, Moe Cabral

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Festivals & Awards

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Singapore IFF

Tallinn Black Nights FF

BFI Flare FF

Reviews

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It’s a raw, scrappy tale that trades in neon dreams for harsh truths – and it’s all the better for it

– Journey Into Cinema

 

One of the most poignant explorations of queer identity in recent years

– Rubén Rosario, Rotten Tomatoes

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Petersen Vargas

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Petersen Vargas films tackle Filipino youth through a queer and regional lens. His last short, How to Die Young in Manila, competed in Busan, Singapore, Tallinn Black Nights,

and The Iris Prize, and was awarded Best Short Film at Sydney and Bangkok. His Geography Lessons, fully spoken in his native language Kapampangan and set in his hometown, won him Best Director at Cinemalaya. His short film Swirl was presented at the BFI Flare.