Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song, and
In the Middle of the Night. Mike De Leon’s documentary
Signos featuring press freedom icon Joe Burgos, nationalist Jose “Pepe” W. Diokno, director Lino Brocka, human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag, Manila Archbishop Cardinal Sin, and sectoral representatives from the peasants, labor unions, and religious groups who spoke truth to power during the dark years of the 1970s under a dictator. Most of the personalities shown and interviewed in
Signos became the inspiration behind the characters portrayed in the acclaimed film
Sister Stella L., starring Vilma Santos and also directed by Mike De Leon. It tells the story of the social and political awakening of a nun as she becomes involved in a labor strike.