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Guide to Cinemalaya for Newbies

12 Friday Jul 2019

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CCP, cinemalaya, Film Festival, film festival review

By: Heinrich Domingo

It’s that time of the year again when film buffs crowd over CCP to see the new and most-talked-about Pinoy indie films of the year.

L and I decided to have a full-on Cinemalaya experience where we blocked off our entire week to attend the entire duration of the festival.  Here’s a reflection of our experience and some realizations on how we could have improved our experience.

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Cine and the Filipino identity: A Look into CCP’s chandelier restoration

14 Monday Mar 2016

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art, Belio Lucero, CCP, chandelier, Cine, cinema, Filipino identity, Filipino-ness, national consciousness, National Identity, Palayan Lamps Corporation, restoration

By Lei Landicho and Heinrich Domingo

People tend to rationalize their world. We believe that all things are part of a grand narrative of life and that everything we see is a speck of a larger scheme. We work under this premise and search how history and future can be traced from our cultural artifacts, relics, or even daily objects. This search is continuous. Mapping out this intricate web might take some time to finish.

One idea that puzzles scholars and academics is the definition of being a Filipino (or Filipino identity). We are a nation colonized by three countries each leaving behind diverse traces of their culture. As a result, our values, concept of justice, and definition of development differs largely. Identifying a particular national identity would create unity among Filipinos and it shall create a stronger notion of being a community member. In the 21st century, it is interesting to look at what our treasured cultural materials tell about our identity. Such artifacts can provide us rich insights on how much past do we like to bring in the future.

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