'Faney' makes a powerful statement on fandom

Is fanhood a hobby, a sickness, a mental aberration, an illness, a temporary state of mind? A fetish?

- MOVIEGOER NESTOR CUARTERO

If Sigmund Freud were still around today, how would he classify the kind of public adulation and hero worship that the late actress and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor wielded on a general audience, men, women, and children, that adored her every move, every song, every film, every quotation, every appearance?

Freud would probably get lost in translation and confusion trying to figure out what could be going on in the hearts and minds of these self-proclaimed Noranians, who seem to have the same DNA type running through their veins.

A film called 'Faney' (The Fan), by writer-director Adolfo Alix Jr. premiered May 21 at Gateway cinema in Cubao on the occasion of what would have been Nora Aunor’s 72nd birthday. In capsule, Faney is a movie about the passionate fan mentality that Nora, and only Nora, has spawned throughout the history of Philippine movies.

'Faney' pays tribute to the Philippine superstar who passed on April 16, 2025, due to complications brought about by acute respiratory illness.