Some Nights I Feel Like Walking

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Some Nights I Feel Like Walking
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Directed by Petersen Vargas
Written byPetersen Vargas
Story byErwin Blanco
Produced by
  • Jade Castro
  • Stefano Centini
Starring
  • Miguel Odron
  • Jomari Angeles
  • Argel Saycon
  • Tommy Alejandrino
  • Gold Aceron
CinematographyRussell Adam Morton
Edited byDaniel Hui
Music byAlyana Cabral
Production
companies
  • Black Cap Pictures
  • Daluyong Studios
  • Giraffe Pictures
  • Lunchbox
  • Momo Film Co
  • Origin8 Media
  • Volos Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • November 13, 2024 (2024-11-13)(BNFF)
  • August 27, 2025 (2025-08-27)(Philippines)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Some Nights I Feel Like Walking is a 2024 independent road drama film written and directed Petersen Vargas. It stars Miguel Odron, Jomari Angeles, Argel Saycon, Tommy Alejandrino and Gold Aceron.

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Synopsis

Five friends take the dead body of their drug overdose friend to his province as his last wish was he wants to go home.

Cast

Release

The film was first premiered at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on November 13, 2024, [2] Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards on November 17, 2024, [3] Singapore International Film Festival on December 2, 2024 [4] and on Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival on December 4, 2024. [5]

It was also premiered at Glasgow Film Festival on February February 28, 2025, BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival on March 26, 2025, [6] Macao International Queer Film Festival on June 8, 2025, [7] QCinema RainbowQC Pride Film Festival on June 26, 2025, [8] and has limited release in the Philippines on August 27, 2025. [9] [10]

Reception

Stephanie Mayo of Daily Tribune gave the film a rating of 2 over 5 and she wrote; Some Nights I Feel Like Walking ultimately feels like an exercise in craft rather than a fully realized work. There’s potential here for something raw, moving, urgent, but the film’s self-conscious stylization diminishes whatever substance it might have had. [11]

Fred Hawson of News.ABS-CBN.com gave the film a rating of 6/10 and wrote; Some Nights felt like two films mashed up together. The sticky and steamy first part was about the decaying underbelly of a big city where desperate boys brazenly plied their skin trade, and something began to develop between two of them. [12]

References

  1. Troika, Pep (June 28, 2025). "Miguel Odron, nagkapasa-pasa sa kissing scene kay Jomari Angeles". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  2. Ramachandran, Naman (October 18, 2024). "Filipino Queer Road Movie 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking' Unveils Trailer Ahead of Tallinn Black Nights Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. Gallaga, Wanggo (August 28, 2025). "Some nights, we have to watch Petersen Vargas' modern queer masterpiece". Lifestyle.inquirer.net. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  4. "Some Nights I Feel Like Walking - SGIFF". Singapore International Film Festival . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  5. "JAFF - Some Nights I Feel Like Walking". JAFF. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  6. "Some Nights I Feel Like Walking - BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film..." BFI. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  7. "International Queer Film Festival". Miqff.com. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  8. "Quezon City Launches First-Ever QCinema RainbowQC Pride Film Festival". quezoncity.gov.ph. June 23, 2025. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  9. Bautista, Rafael (June 20, 2025). "Making its Philippine premiere this Pride Month, Some Nights I Feel Like Walking centers on the freedom and struggles of a group of young men hustling in Manila's streets". Nylon . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  10. Wong, Silvia (August 15, 2025). "Filipino LGBTQ drama 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking' set for 18-rated release". Screen Daily . Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  11. Mayo, Stephanie (June 29, 2025). "Review: 'Some Nights i feel like walking,' '28 Years Later' & 'Megan 2.0'". Daily Tribune . Retrieved September 1, 2025.
  12. Hawson, Fred (August 29, 2025). "Movie review: 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking' blends hustle, road trip". News.ABS-CBN.com . Retrieved September 1, 2025.