An essay for my Media Theory class on the empowerment of Filipina filmmakers towards the Digital Revolution Digital filmmaking brought about a number of significant changes in both the artistic and business aspects of filmmaking. This coincides with the sustained increase in the number of Pinay filmmakers making their marks locally and internationally by the time of the digital revolution. In significantly making film production less expensive compared to producing films in celluloid, the digital revolution democratized the filmmaking process (Hernandez, 2014) –
Tag: Cinemalaya
‘Sta. Niña’ Film Review: The intersection between miracle and superstition
“Sta. Niña”-- a finalist in the New Breed full-length feature category of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2012 -- is a family melodrama set a decade after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo. The story revolves around the people from the lahar-covered plains of a Pampanga town as they still cope up with the desolation brought about by the calamity, as well as their more current personal, familial, and economic struggles. The film’s front story features a very straightforward narrative. It follows
‘Ang Nawawala’ Film Review: A Loss for Words, A Passion for Music
Ang Nawawala (What Isn't There) promotes resounding tunes about coping up with loss, falling in love, and discovering oneself. It follows the life of a young man who is still profoundly affected by a trauma from his childhood. Unable to speak after a family tragedy, this deeply troubled youth finds solace in the company of friends, and in no time, in a series of romantic encounters with a fascinating woman who shares his taste for music. However, his dark past makes
‘Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros’ Film Review: A Maxi-mum feat
"Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" by Auraeus Solito is about the coming-of-age of Maxi, an outright gay at 12 years old. This is not your typical gay film. If gays in films are usually given the background of having no father figure resulting to them becoming gay, this time, Maxi actually becomes the mother figure of an all-male home following the death of the only woman in the family. If gays are usually portrayed as the pathetic, often discriminated ones for