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Tag Archives: Singkuwento International Film Festival

Laut: Diving into a sea of emotions

10 Thursday Mar 2016

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Ana Capri, Badjao, Barbie Forteza, drama, film review, Laut, Luisito Ignacio, Mabalacat, movie revew, Pampanga, poverty, Sama D'laut, Singkuwento International Film Festival

By Heinrich Domingo

When you fear and feel powerless, create an art work they say. Shout your advocacy through artistry, through beauty, through cinema. But what if, you cannot comprehend art. What is artistic expression to you if you are hungry in the middle of the night, if you are landless all your life, if you have to watch your sick children die? They are the Sama D’laut group, the subject of Director Luisito Ignacio’s film Laut. Seen on the big screen is the reeking condition of a displaced community and their constant fight to continue living.

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Kinabukasan (The Day After): Language of the abandoned

05 Saturday Mar 2016

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Adolf Alix Jr., Alden Richards, AlDub, death, drama, film review, Kinabukasan, Movie review, Nora Aunor, Noranians, short film, SIFFMP, Singkuwento International Film Festival, The Day After

By Heinrich Domingo

Death is almost always difficult to portray in media. It has a certain foul vibe that is simply not palatable for the mass audience to consume. Kinabukasan introduced death in cinema using a different perspective, one that looks into the eyes of the family members left to mourn. It is a film that brilliantly captured the transition period between lamentation and moving on.

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Partee: A path to cloud nine

01 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Angela Cortez, drama, drugs, Felix Roco, filipino, film review, independent film, Jill Urdaneta, Kiko Matos, movie revew, philippines, psychedelic, sex, SIFFMP, Singkuwento International Film Festival

By Heinrich Domingo

After Jim Libiran’s Ninja Party brouhaha, it is difficult to watch again an independent film that speaks of house parties. Yet, Director Jill Singson Urdaneta proved that he can tackle more than alcohol and women’s breasts. His film brings the audience into a psychedelic experience brought by the excessive use of drugs. Through its simple yet effective method, the crowd is given a first-hand experience of being on cloud nine.

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Isang Hakbang: One step backward

29 Monday Feb 2016

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Buboy Villar, drama, film review, Miguel Antonio, Mike Magat, movie revew, poverty, SIFFMP, Singkuwento International Film Festival, Snooky Cerna, Unang Hakbang

By Heinrich Domingo

In the famous words of Chef Gusteau in our Disney-favorite Ratatouille, “not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere.” Anyone has the chance to create good films but not all those who try can create one. Actor turned director Mike Magat is laudable for courageously joining the director’s club. After all, filmmaking is exclusive for the brave of hearts. Yet, it seems like his audience have to pay for his inexperience. His film Isang Hakbang joins the rank of the worst films made last year.

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Tuknang Mu Rin (Will End): Of melodrama and disconnected characters

28 Sunday Feb 2016

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Brianne Carlo Amparado, Carlo Catu, film review, Holy Angel University, Leo Sarmiento, Movie review, short film, SIFFMP, Singkuwento International Film Festival, Tuknang Mu Rin, Will end

By Heinrich Domingo

A man who was just laid off of work was told that he will be a father soon. He is in financial crisis but cannot share his woes with his pregnant partner. This hopelessness brings him to a decision that he might regret forever. He is compelled to confront his weakness and hopes that everything will go fine after.

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