Philippine Bliss

Overview

"Philippine Bliss" tells the tale of six modern-day Filipinos living in a single neighborhood, a housing project called B.L.I.S.S., started by the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos during the Martial Law era. These people, whose names allude to familiar characters from Jose Rizal's novels, narrate their private yet vivid stories of loss, longing, and Third World despair, all intersecting in a public arena that is their packed community. Theirs are lives seen with an oftentimes comic eye, unabashedly bound by a wild and brimming sense of Filipino hope.

Cast

Neil Elpusan

Simon Crisostomo

Menk Cruzat

Sisa

Reinier Lucien

Elias

Therese Carlos

Maria

J.V. Katipunan

Tasyo

Lara Tarranco

Clara

Damaso

itself

Salvi

itself

JP Hernandez

djembe player

Atoy Reyes Jr.

steel trader