Director exits Piolo Pascual, Robin Padilla’s Marawi film amid creative differences

SHERON Dayoc announced via social media that he already resigned as the director of “Children of the Lake,” the movie about the war of Marawi. According to the director, the film is no longer reflective of his beliefs so he decided to leave his post as its director.

“I have officially resigned from the Marawi film project ‘ Children of The Lake’ produced by Spring Films. My professional career started and rooted in telling the narratives of the marginalized Muslim Mindanao and this project is no longer reflective of my beliefs as a Mindanao storyteller. The producers

and I have totally different perspectives on how the story of Marawi should be told,” he posted on his Facebook page.

Direk Sheron remarked that this is him taking a stand. “This isn’t a love story, horror or comedy film that I would openly compromise. This is such a sensitive subject matter and the story must be treated with prudence in respect to all the lives lost during the war in Marawi. I fought for what I believe is right on how to tell this story. I could be wrong, but I could also be right, but