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Patintero – Ang Alamat ni Meng Patalo: Of Heart and Nostalgia

08 Saturday Oct 2016

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By Justin Rev Ino Tamang

“May laro, may laro, may laro,” yells a scrawny kid as he runs around town to announce an upcoming game of patintero. In the village of San Jose, this game means everything. Youngsters settle their disputes (no matter how trivial) by playing this game. Opposing teams lay down their terms before a match and the losing faction abides by the conditions set by the winner.

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Pamilya Ordinaryo: The anesthetized audience

04 Sunday Sep 2016

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By Heinrich Domingo

When you think that Filipinos have been fed up with poverty porn, Pamilya Ordinaryo is willing to challenge you. It entertains the audience with a pang of reality making them realize that cinema is nothing but an extension of actual lives.

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Tuos: Breaking the line between old and new

23 Tuesday Aug 2016

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By Engelbert Rafferty Dulay

Traditions are vital for retaining cultural and national identity. This is the reason why we cling onto them despite being archaic and obsolete. In Roderick Cabrido’s Tuos, two women are both entangled in the constricting confinements of their culture. They are in the crossfire between modernity and tradition.

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Mercury is Mine: Road to a long and winding plot

14 Sunday Aug 2016

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By Heinrich Domingo

Mercury is Mine challenges the viewers to mock and question their beliefs on American superiority. It is an intellectual critique on the long-held xenocentrism of Filipinos. Sadly, the audience has to suffer a bumpy ride before achieving a clear conclusion. They have to wince at times as some sequences go to a point of absurdity.

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Ang Maangas, Ang Marikit at Ang Makata: Of feminism and machismo

11 Thursday Aug 2016

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By Heinrich Domingo

In an old barrio, a Filipina dreams of becoming a dancer. But, her brooding chieftain father forbids her to do so. She found hope when a macho gunman visited their place and promised her a new future. This complicates her situation as a poet suitor also wants to pursue her. Beneath the intricate production value of this short film, we see a faint hint of feminist critique on the once-prevailing Western genre.

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