Overview of articles
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Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
An appropriated-footage trip into everything the lost Philippines’ silent cinema might have been.Published on: -
National Anarchist: Lino Brocka
A remix of all still-existing works of Lino Brocka. Film history as a wild and enlightening trip!Published on: -
Cain at Abel
Acerbic commentary on the Philippines’ rural proprietor class with some grim ‘n glorious violence.Published on: -
Fan Girl
What happens when a teenage fan meets the actor-object of her desire? A dazzling mix of meta-movie, fairy-tale and coming-of-age story.Published on: -
102 Narra
Daily life from a filmmaker’s family home in Manila tenderly oscillates between personal and political.Published on: -
The Missing
Science-fiction meets psychological drama in this absorbing work of queer animation about trauma and reconciliation.Published on: -
Makbetamaximus
A Macbeth unlike any other – a must-see, maximalist mash-up of cultural artefacts and references.Published on: -
Buog
A little boy is beaten out of the house and meets a toy comrade in a deserted lighthouse dwelling. Exciting.Published on: -
Long Live Philippine Cinema!
Yes, a cinema to be proud of, yet the cheer is full of irony. The history of Filipino film isn’t treated with so much respect.Published on: -
Autohystoria
Idiosyncratic and rather uneasy film by a great talent. A film like a dream. A work of art that is occasionally difficult to get hold…Published on: