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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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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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 …
