Overview of articles
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Lukas the Strange
John Torres is the poet of Philippine cinema. A poet with his own rules and ways of working. He can announce to make a film…Published on: -
Big Boy
Some films want to capture life the way it was. Or how the filmmaker thought it was. Not all attempts succeed, but this one does.…Published on: -
No Data Plan
Living in the USA illegally for over 20 years, Miko Revereza takes the train from Los Angeles to New York.Published on: -
Kamera obskura
As a Filipino variation on The Artist, this is a fictive silent film as well. A supposedly rediscovered masterpiece recounts with considerable visualPublished on: -
Norte, the End of History
Lav Diaz is a true storyteller; his stories are sometimes very long, often in black-and-white. This one lasts just four hours – and is in…Published on: -
Duilian
Inspired by the untold story of Chinese poet and revolutionary Qiu Jin, Wu Tsang re-enacts and decodes the counter-narrative through deliberate mistraPublished on: -
The Woman Who Left
Locked up for thirty years because of a false accusation and then to hear your relatives have disappeared. Moreover, the unexpectedly freed Horacia haPublished on: -
X500
Three independent stories set in Mexico, Colombia and Canada, about young people whose lives are completely transformed by the death of a loved one. DPublished on: -
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Whirlwind mix of humour and grotesque violence by the productive Khavn, this time with young kids from the slums of Manila in the leading roles…Published on: -
People Power Bombshell: The Diary of Vietnam Rose
After recovering decaying 35mm footage from an unfinished 1980s film by the ‘Messiah of Philippine Cinema’, John Torres shot new footage and interviewPublished on: