00:00Eraserhead's frontman Eli Buendia will make his film debut in a historical drama as part of the
00:062025 Cinemalaya Festival. Buendia will star in Padamlagan or Nightlight which blends narrative
00:12fiction and experimental documentary filmmaking. It tells the story of the 1972 Colhante Bridge
00:18tragedy which killed 138 people during that year's Peña Francia fluvial procession in Naga.
00:24The declaration of martial law soon after the incident complicates the search for survivors.
00:28Buendia plays a father in search of his missing son. Bicolano filmmaker Jen Romano directed the
00:34All Bicolano cast that includes film veterans and new talent.
00:38Padamlagan will premiere along with other 2025 Cinemalaya selections in October.
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