The trailer for the new documentary feature Eraserheads: Combo on the Run will have its world premiere on July 26 at the San Diego Comic-Con, “the largest convention of its kind in the world” (Forbes), which transitioned from specialist comic-book, sci-fi, and fantasy hub to mammoth multi-genre gathering since its inception in 1970.
 
Eraserheads: Combo on the Run is written and directed by Maria Diane Ventura. It will be her first feature since 2021’s much-lauded Deine Farbe (Best German Feature, Berlin Festival; Best Director, International Film Festival Manhattan). 

The band, composed of Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raymund Marasigan, is currently on its Huling El Bimbo world tour, sweeping cities in the US and Canada. It will also be featured in an SDCC-exclusive issue of the hit Filipino-American indie comic The Legendary Lumpia Squad. At the same time, a panel dedicated to the “Lumpia universe” is also scheduled for July 26, 7-8 p.m., at Room 6 BCF of the San Diego Convention Center.    

 
Ely, the Eraserheads’ singer and chief songwriter, will grace the panel alongside Lumpia Squad creator Patricio Ginesla and legendary artist Whilce Portacio (X-Men, Stone). He will also be at the exclusive autograph signing slated the next day, July 27. 

Known for having lorded over Pinoy alt-rock in the ‘90s and beyond, Buendia and bandmates Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, and Marcus Adoro are, in a manner of speaking, akin to being music superheroes in the eyes of fans back home, as well as the global Filipino diaspora.

Combo first started production during prep work for 2022’s Manila staging of Huling El Bimbo: a monumental gathering that provided reprieve to a nation still reeling from the effects of a divisive political year. 

The feature ultimately zeroes in on how this “unlikely group of disbanded punks” was able to provide healing while, ironically, grappling for it themselves. 

 
Eraserheads: Combo on the Run is brought to you by Dvent Pictures and WEU, and produced by Ely Buendia and Voyage Studios.

The trailer will be available on July 27 on the Eraserheads’ and DVent Picture’s official Youtube channels.