'As the Moth Flies' director dedicates movie to people who suffer in silence

“As the Moth Flies,” a movie about mental illness, recently won big at the first Famas Short Film Festival 2025 in Greenhills.

- ROBERT REQUINTINA

The film received accolades for Best Picture, Best Actress (Mina Cruz), Best Editing (Gayle Oblea), and Best Editing (Noah del Rosario).

Gayle, writer and director for "As the Moth Flies," accepted the trophy for Best Picture during the awards night. She dedicated her victory to people who suffer in silence.

"'As the Moth Flies' was born from a place we spent years running from. In making it, we were forced to face every buried fear, every unspoken wound, every inner demon I thought I had silenced. And through that confrontation, we found something greater than healing—we found purpose," said Gayle in a speech as she received the award.