Director Arlyn Dela Cruz with ‘Tibak’ actor Zyrus Imperial
Arlyn’s succeeding films Mandirigma, an inspired take from the controversial SAF 44 massacre, also premiered at the New Wave section of the 2015 MMFF; while her third and latest movie Tibak—a biopic of Kabataang Makabayan (KM) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison—premiered over the National Heroes long weekend at the Film Center of University of the Philippines.