What they're saying about Balay Daku:

Balay Daku is a VERY brave work. Very brave. I watched it twice already. Cassavetes is alive. Works like this will define the new direction of Philippine Cinema. - Lav Diaz, Filmmaker

Congratulations on your work. It shows a style that is not afraid to break away from the traditional, Hollywood, and mainstream - Jeffrey Jeturian, Filmmaker

The simplicity, the naturalness, the unpretentiousness of it all...it was so refreshing. Many times, the strokes were masterful. - Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, Director of the Digital Film "Angels"

Shows the authentic life of the landed Negrense...Very subtle, but very true...Its greatest strength lies in the unsaid words. - Joel Torre, Actor

It hit me on many levels, being Ilonggo and from Negros. - Ronnie Lazaro, Actor

Never have I been impressed by such great filmmaking in a while. Ray Carney would be proud. - Joey Fernandez, Brash Young Cinema Owner & Moderator

Balay Daku was a 195-minute-long film, and I'm more comfortable watching movies while lying down, yet I saw the film twice, both while sitting upright. - Joseph Patricio, Filmmaker

Truthful, honest, subtle, uncompromising. - Grig Montegrande, Filmmaker

Every scene in Balay Daku resonated with an amazing, in-your-face authenticity. - Aouie Curameng, Moviegoer

What an achievement for JP Carpio. Very close to home ... Very Negrosanon. - Cristina "Namay" Cabilso, Moviegoer

Congratulations for your accurate insights on the Negrense Culture and the family dynamics that go with it! - Nacing Javellana, Moviegoer

Congratulations on your work. It is an authentic slice of life in Negros...As one who does not hail from there, but is keenly aware of the dynamics of life in Negros, I applaud the honesty, the realism and the cultural value of your film. - Ricky Crisostomo, Moviegoer