Mikhail Red was inspired by an interview conducted by BBC and researching at the Manila Police District in the creation of his third feature film, Neomanila.
Mikhail Red is an independent filmmaker in the Philippines. According to Red, he had the idea for Neomanila after watching an interview conducted by the BBC, which had gone viral, of a married couple who both worked as hitmen at night. He added that his research mainly involved visiting Manila Police District precincts and recording violent events late at night: "We would hang around near the police stationNightcrawler level. Neomanila was the third feature film of writer-director Mikhail Red, the first two being Rekorder (2013) and Birdshot (2016). 2017 Neomanila 
