T-Bird at Ako (1982)
- Directed by
- Danny Zialcita
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Country
- Philippines
- Runtime
- 2h 35m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A butch lesbian and a femme woman navigate a risky relationship in 1980s Philippines. Their connection faces pressure from a conservative society and the threat of violence.
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What happens
T-Bird at Ako (lit. 'T-Bird and Me') is a 1982 Filipino neo noir crime drama film directed by Danny Zialcita from a screenplay written by openly gay activist Portia Ilagan. Starring two of the Philippines' most prolific actresses at the time, Nora Aunor, who also recorded the song "Hiwaga Ng Pag-ibig" for the film, and Vilma Santos, the film depicts one of the earliest portrayals of LGBT themes in Philippine cinema during a time of heavier censorship and more conservative audiences. The word t-bird is a Filipino slang term for a butch lesbian. Produced by Film Ventures, the film was theatrically released on September 2, 1982. In 2015, 33 years after the film's original release, T-Bird at Ako was digitally restored and re-mastered as one of the 75 films restored by ABS-CBN Film Archives, in collaboration with Central Digital Labs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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