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Continue reading →: Apasol: Of Obscurity and Confusion
by Heinrich Domingo Two boyfriends bid their goodbyes as one is going abroad. At the background are beautiful sea landscapes filling their silence and (hopefully) the audience’s confusion. If only scenery is sufficient.
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Continue reading →: Top 5 of the best Philippine Independent Films
We have come to the end of our list of the best Indie films of the country. So far, we gave you 5. Ang Lihim ni Antonio, 4. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank, 3. Mula Sa Kung Ano Ang Noon (From What is Before), 2. Kinatay (Butchered). What do you…
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Continue reading →: Kinatay: Butchering the Meat and Exposing the Core
by Heinrich Domingo Kinatay pierces through the meat, cuts into the bones, and reveals the rawest form of Philippine Independent Cinema. It shuns gimmickry, works on reality, and delves into exposing social inequality.
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Continue reading →: From What Is Before: Lav Diaz and the Love for the West
by Heinrich Domingo Like a prophet who first gained recognition in a foreign land, Lav Diaz comes back to the Philippines with the highly-coveted Locarno’s Golden Leopard. In the international scene, his work was praised, his style applauded, and his narrative explored. Diaz’ films were treated as transcendent over those…
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Continue reading →: Ang Babae sa Septic Tank: The Mockery of Indie
by Lei Landicho Much has been said about Filipino independent films being mirrors of reality; being bastions of hope for what’s left of Pinoy creativity. In this age when indie films are placed on a pedestal, one film boldly exposes every nook and cranny of unapologetic, budget-bound, and “honest” filmmaking.…
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