Overview of articles
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Wake (Subic)
Wake (Subic) forms, together with Vapor Trail (IFFR 2010), a monumental essay that investigates the context of the poisoning around former American baPublished on: -
Where Are You Going
Like any futuristic megacity, Hong Kong is certainly a dream place but does not it steal our dreams and identities? Making a spectacular trip throughPublished on: -
Black Stone
Artist/filmmaker Roh has an impressively sombre world view; based on the sad fate of a Filipino-Korean family, he shows a decayed society where it&rsqPublished on: -
The Search for Weng Weng
A B-film fanatic, driven by his obsessive curiosity about the fate of a miniature 007-imitator, ends up in the Philippines on a trip through film…Published on: -
The Day After
The death of a poet. Everything has been documented. The loss must be enormous, but restraint is demonstrated. With a legendary actress in the lead…Published on: -
Desaparadiso
What can a family do if someone disappears in a dictatorship? You can’t go to the police for help or information. Many families were affected…Published on: -
Homebound
A little macabre. Also a true story. A mother is sent home as freight with gifts.Published on: -
Cavite
Kidnapper sends a young Filipino American using his mobile all over the place through the slums of Cavite, a Filipino provincial town. Dynamic cameraPublished on: -
Demons
Original combination of romantic melodrama and realistic indictment of political abuse from the Marcos era with style attributes from the horror and fPublished on: -
Florentina Hubaldo, CTE
As no other filmmaker, Lav Diaz is involved with the suffering of the people of the Philippines, with its history of colonialism, corruption and poverPublished on: