Imago is a Philippine short drama film, directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez and released in 2016.[1] The film stars Ruby Ruiz as Inday, a woman balancing her job at a funeral home with being as single mother to a child with Down syndrome.[2]

Imago
Directed byRaymund Ribay Gutierrez
Written byRaymund Ribay Gutierrez
StarringRuby Ruiz
Upeng Fernandez
Louie Tan
Inna Tuason
CinematographyJoshua Reyles
Edited byDiego Marx Dobles
Music byGian Gianan
Production
company
Center Stage Productions
Release date
  • May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog

The film premiered in May 2016 at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, in the short films competition program. In September it was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the award for Best International Short Film.[3]

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  1. ^ Nikko Tuazon, "Pinoy short film Imago wins at 41st Toronto International Film Festival". Pep.ph, September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "‘Imago’ wins in Italy". Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Joey Nolfi (September 18, 2016). "TIFF People's Choice Award cements La La Land's place in Oscar race". Entertainment Weekly.

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