Waiting to Whisper
It is in the culture of the Filipinos that when a person dies, you can whisper and send your wishes to the dead. The film is about a family who happens to take care of their ailing mother / grandmother. They see this as a burden in their lives and they wait for her death so they could whisper their wishes.
Directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo · Written by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo
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