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“Balota “ pays tribute to teachers during election day

The Cinemalaya entry “Balota “ pays tribute to teachers and poll watchers who  toil and risk their lives and health every election day. “Paulit ulit na lang, P*T@NGiN@!”, the  line which Marian Rivera, as teacher Emmy,   considers as  the best phrase to describe the film. She  herself  worked as a special education teacher  before she became  a TV and movie star. Balota is …

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“Alipato at Muog” film on desaparecidos won Special Jury Award in Cinemalaya 2024

Weeks   before “Desaparecidos Day”,  the documentary  film “Alipato at Muog”( Flying Embers and a Fortress) by JL Burgos received the  Special Jury Award during this year’s Cinemalaya Independent film festival. “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances” or “Desaparecidos Day”   is observed   every August 30 annually since 2011. The film was given the award “for its effective use of …

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Two Cinemalaya 2024 films on Indigenous Peoples: The Atis in “Tumandok” and Kalingas in “The Wedding Dance”

Cinemalaya this year featured two films on indigenous peoples:  the Atis of Panay  in   “Tumandok” and Kalingas  in  “The Wedding Dance”. Tumandok reveals the struggle of indigenous people to reclaim their ancestral domain in Iloilo. It featured an all-Ati non-professional acting ensemble, speaking in their own language. Directors Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay said that the film  seeks to …

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