Eraserheads. Image: Team Eraserheads/WEU
“Eraserheads: Combo on the Run” — a documentary film that tells the story of the founding members of the OPM rock band on and off the spotlight — bagged the Best International Feature Documentary award at the 12th Ierapetra International Documentary and Film Festival in Greece.
“Eraserheads: Combo on the Run” was also revealed to be the closing film of the Greece-based film festival, as announced by the four-piece band in a press statement.
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According to its executive producer and director Diane Ventura, the film’s latest achievement is an inspiring milestone as the four-piece band’s story also connected with audiences from different parts of the world.
“As a filmmaker, I’m happy if even one person connects with our work, so it’s incredibly thrilling and inspiring to see our film resonate beyond our shores,” she said. “We set out to tell a story close to our hearts, and somehow it found its way across oceans. It’s a privilege to carry our country’s voice and music from the Eraserheads, no less.”
The film festival’s award ceremony was held on August 12 in Crete, Greece, although it runs from August 2 to 24.
The Eraserheads’ docu was previously screened at the 2025 edition of the San Diego Comic-Con last July, where Ventura and frontman Ely Buendia made an appearance.
Revolving around Buendia, Raymund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala, and Marcus Adoro, “Eraserheads: Combo on the Run” documents the formation of the four-piece OPM band, growing fame, superstardom, temporary breakup, and how the band’s career affected its members.
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Last March, Buendia shared one of the things he realized while looking at the band’s journey through the docu was the importance of having good communication.
“It’s a good thing that we had a good experience with this documentary. We were more open. It was the first time the four of us sat together in a room just to discuss things and iron out our differences. That was the lesson [I learned],” he said.
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The band is set to headline the Electric Fun Music Festival at the SMDC Festival Grounds in October. /edv
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