“I’m not much of a reader myself. Reading for me is quite a challenge in that I have to consciously make an effort to make the stories come alive in my mind, much like videos, which is a medium I enjoy more. This is why, for me, Dystopia Manila has done quite an achievement. Besides the sci-fi, futuristic, dystopian genre—themes which I certainly enjoy in movies—the stories contained in this book have a way of making me vividly imagine our day-to-day life and settings as truly nightmarish and twisted, while also being purposeful in answering the question, ‘What if we don’t solve our problems and everything just gets worse?’ I can see these stories as those I’ve seen in Black Mirror or Love, Death and Robots, but with Filipino elements. The actions and dialogue playing cinematographically in my mind. I’m sure all authors know that they should aim to write stories that engage with readers’ imaginations, but hey, I’m not a reader. I think if a story can make someone like me entertained and actively imagining, that’s a pretty good story. And Dystopia Manila is filled with such stories.”