FILMS FROM THE PHILIPPINESOur commitment to films from the Philippines dates back over two decades. For great directors like Lino Brocka, Toronto was a second home. More recently we have premiered important digital films from the new generation using this cutting edge technology to make truly independent cinema.
2005 heralded an introduction to digital Philippine cinema with Brillante Mendoza's first feature film The Masseur.
2006 brought Jeffrey Jeturian's Kubrador (The Bet Collector), featuring a stunning performance by Gina Pareno; and Mel Chionglos Twilight Dancers, which struck a balance between steamy drama and serious social comment.
2007 presents a unique opportunity to emerging and established filmmakers in the Philippines to showcase some of the most exciting contemporary cinema in the country today, as well as create benchmarks in making films with limited resources in the digital video format.
DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS Lav Diaz, Philippines
After seven years, Filipino poet Benjamin Agusan (Roeder Camanag) returns to his hometown of Padang after Super Typhoon Durian devastates and buries it under mud. He wanders around the obliterated village meeting old friends and lovers. Shot in rich black and white, DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS expresses an inexhaustible belief in the regenerative power of both nature and art.
SLINGSHOT Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
An intimate glimpse into the lives of small time crooks in Manila during a simultaneous election period and Holy Week.
PHILIPPINE SCIENCE Auraeus Solito, Philippines
Eight Philippine Science High School students come of age during the politically volatile 80s, a time filled with excitement and fraught with anxiety.
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