W is for Weng Weng, A-Z of Filipino Cultural Exports
1957 – 1992 / ‘The Search for Weng Weng’ (2013) is a 90 minute documentary produced by Philippine Cult Film enthusiast Andrew Leavold. The film is an accumulation of 3 visits and over 40 interviews to unravel the myth behind the ‘midget Filipino James Bond’. Leavold’s ten years of research on genre filmmaking in the Philippines formed the basis of Mark Hartley’s documentary Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) (M is for Machete Maidens Unleashed), on which Leavold is also Associate Producer
Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, Leavold is a PhD graduate from Brisbane’s Griffith University, his thesis “Bamboo Gods And Bionic Boys: A History Of Pulp Filmmaking In The Philippines” is soon to be published as a book.
Andrew Leavold Bio can be read here
Weng Weng’s Bio, written by Andrew Leavold can be read here
‘The Search for Weng Weng’ trailer can be watched here
#OFW more than a country of good looking, half-wit, opportunistic terrorists
