While set in the Philippines, the narrative of Ang Pulang Mata ng Langit mirrors the lives of children around the world who are forever changed due to being a victim of war and experiencing horrifying events of war and violence. I strongly believe that this is a very important story to tell as it attempts to reframe these horrifying experiences in a way that is much easier to digest while still delving into the complex feelings a child encounters in times of great difficulty.I grew up learning about my grandparents’ experiences during the Japanese occupation while they were children as well as reading the anecdotes of different people around the world who experienced war first-hand, and I realized how these people had to grow so much faster than my generation.My grandmother had to sleep beside her deceased mother at the age of ten, the prospect of a complete family gone. My grandfather and his brothers had to run for their lives as Japanese soldiers searched for them. These experiences only exemplify the fact they were not given a chance to live a proper and peaceful childhood that they were rightfully expected to have.By juxtaposing the events and setting of a fairy tale with the events of war, the film creates a statement of how the realities of war slowly creep into children’s “fairy tales”, or their innocence. In the film, this is shown through the Black Boar haunting Aya in the forest, setting her house on fire, and sucking the life out of the two men just by its presence. It forces Aya to confront difficulties that she should not be experiencing because this is what war does to children.War makes itself inescapable and inevitable. It forces children to grow up in an environment where a decent life is impossible and necessities are hard to obtain. While hopeful, children like Aya are forced to cultivate a hope in their hearts because they are pushed into a state of a world that terribly needs hope.The film magnifies the peace and innocence of these children by using a fairy tale as an allegory and a manifestation of Aya’s dream to maintain the peace she’s yearns for. But no matter how hard Aya tries to escape the war, she is always brought back as she cannot completely ignore the war’s effects on her, such as the death of her grandmother, her city in flames, and the images of fallen civilians on the ground.- David Joshua V. Bernardo, Director of Ang Pulang Mata ng Langit

The visual style planned for Ang Pulang Mata ng Langit is inspired by films that are praised for distinctive styles and where the painterly medium stands out, such as Loving Vincent and The Man Who Planted Trees. While the film is planned to be animated digitally, a painterly, textured style will be emulated.The painterly style will feature strong and quick brushstrokes that imply a a sense of chaos and fast movement that is often associated with war. The raw appearance of this brushstroke mirrors the fear and eventual courage of Aya toward the Boar.The colors of the film mainly plays around red, white, and dark violet. Red highlights Aya, the fire, and the Boar’s eyes (hence, the title ‘Ang Pulang Mata ng Langit), while red and white helps the red pop out, creating visual motifs that focus on the key elements of the story: Aya, fire, and the Boar’s eyes.