Fly Aswang
{{Short description|2005 Philippine animated short film}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=February 2025}}{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Fly Aswang title.png
| caption = Title screen
| director = Mark Galvez
| writer = Mina Caliguia
Karl de Mesa
| story = Mina Caliguia
Bessie Badilla del Castillo
Imee Marcos
| producer = Mina Caliguia
Imee Marcos
| editing = Joseph Barcena
| music = Jojo Acosta
Bluesonic
Darrly Shy
Jeremy Mallorca
| studio = Antfarm Asia
Creative Media & Film Society of the Phils.
| distributor = Creative Media & Film Society of the Phils.
| released = {{Film date|2005}}
| runtime = 24 minutes
| country = Philippines
| language = Filipino
English
}}
Fly Aswang is a 2005 Philippine adult animated dark fantasy supernatural horror short film directed by Mark Galvez. It was based on a Philippine mythology that depicted different kinds of mythological creatures such as the Tikbalang, Impakto and Nuno, among others.
Premise
The film tells the story about Bessie and her three daughters emigrated in the United States. Bessie and her daughters, however, are actually Aswang. Against Bessie's wishes not to go to the Philippines, her daughters travel to Manila for their cousin's wedding without warning. Instead, they are trapped in a ritual by mythological creatures, and their family's history of supernatural power will soon be tarnished until Bessie come to save them.
Cast
Release
Fly Aswang was privately exhibited on film festivals between 2005{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVx4X2ors6Q&t=403s |title=Philippine Animation History |date=2013-10-20 |last=Knowledge Channel |access-date=2025-02-07 |via=YouTube}} and 2008, but not publicly released until October 31, 2022 on YouTube under Imee Marcos's official account.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S9gk3uv7SA |title='Fly Aswang' Full Movie I Sen. Imee Marcos |date=2022-10-31 |last=Imee Marcos |access-date=2025-02-07 |via=YouTube}}
Awards
Fly Aswang won a "Special Citation" from the Professional Division at the Animahenasyon 2008: 2nd Philippine Animation Festival.{{Cite web |date=2012-07-28 |title=Animation Council of the Philippines - Animahenasyon 2008 Winners |url=http://www.animationcouncil.org/news.php?p=120 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421015818/http://www.animationcouncil.org/news.php?p=120 |archive-date=2009-04-21 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Animahenasyon}}