Oldeastside
Matandang Eastside
Very short, non-malignant parody on the ultra-long films by Lav Diaz in general and Batang West Side in particular. Diaz himself chose the fragments that are digitally deconstructed. The film was made for a conference about piracy in Manila (a hotbed of DVD pirates) based on a bad VHS pirate copy of Diaz’ masterpiece.
Also in this combined programme
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Life Projections
A video wants to be a film, as the world’s second biggest oil spill just happened in the heart of the filmmaker.
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By the Suez Canal
Short film poem. A woman walks along a military fence. The historic waterway remains out of reach.
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In Solitude, a Camera-Eye
The nocturnal eye of the camera looks out over a quiet street in the suburban America. It is also a night in Malaysia. With silent fireworks. A cam
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When the Rain Ended
The muddy scene outside a shop on a tropical rain day.
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An Open Letter to All the Terrorists of the World
As short as a commercial and sad as a poem. As funny as a short film by Khavn. Not political. Or is it?
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My Demon Brother
X’ho follows in the footsteps of the famous cult film maker Kenneth Anger in order to shock the authorities in Singapore with diabolical eroticism.
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Rambling from the Sea
Filmmaker moved to the Philippine island of Guimaras for a major oil disaster. He found a major storyteller. Without teeth and without stopping.
Buog
A little boy is beaten out of the house and meets a toy comrade in a deserted lighthouse dwelling. Exciting.
Film details
- Country of production
- Philippines
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 5"
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC
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