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Continue reading →: Reyna Christina (Queen Christina): Of femininity and beauty
By: Heinrich Domingo A prepubescent girl enters the ‘women’ club as she joins the annual Santacruzan (May Festival). Her mother introduces her into a Filipino long-standing tradition that weirdly dresses girls as Virgin Mary and parades them on the streets like beauty contestants. She then learns that the world measures…
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Continue reading →: Ipinanganak na Nakayapak (Born Barefoot): Of comedy and advocacy
By Heinrich Domingo A hardworking construction worker is happy and contented with his life despite his company’s low wage. With other men workers, he stays in the building that they are yet to finish. One day, he meets an accident. Because of his boss’ strict policies, he has to bring…
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Continue reading →: Anyang Melagas ya ing Tangke king Sala (Broken from the stem of light): Of insufficiencies and copycats
By Heinrich Domingo Death, life, and hope are central in this short film’s plot. An orphaned boy begs on the street just to buy a coffin for her lifeless sister. This is a narrative with a potential to be made into a full-length film. Yet, this plot is too familiar…
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Continue reading →: Cups Ka Ba?: Of love and comedy
By Heinrich Domingo Love chooses no gender. It does not discriminate. It does not give a rule for loving. What it does is it allows people to fall for each other no matter what race, social class, or gender they belong to. Set in the country’s most progressive learning institution,…
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Continue reading →: Indifference: Of familiarity and unfamiliarity
By Heinrich Domingo For anyone who has seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, this film might be too familiar. Two ex-lovers visit a medical center in their aim to lose their love for each other. They are put under series of medications and tests. While the process is effective…
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