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Cinemalaya 2026 Shorts A: Mirrors of the nation
02
Sep
By The Flame Literary
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Cinemalaya 2026 Shorts A: Mirrors of the nation

SPOTLIGHTING RELEVANT sociopolitical themes and giving exhibition to the nation’s finest filmmaking, this year’s Cinemalaya Shorts A demonstrated why local cinema remains vital as an authentic reflection of the country with subject matters ranging in gender, disability and poverty. The Shorts A collection of the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film…
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Hand of God: A volley to the heart
24
Aug
By Ron Kyle Gabrielle Reyes
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Hand of God: A volley to the heart

CHILDHOOD INNOCENCE is often lost in translation. As people grow older, they often forget the simple joys that once made the world feel boundless: a game, a friendship and a field to run across.  In the harsh realities of adulthood, these fleeting pleasures become distant memories. Yet for children caught…
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Backrooms: To exist or to exit?
21
Jun
By Anthea Anika de Sales
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Backrooms: To exist or to exit?

THE HORROR of finding oneself in a strange and surreal place cannot compare to the hauntings of the past. Kane Parson’s Backrooms forces its characters and viewers into a rabbit hole of questions, but only one echoes loudly in the yellow-wallpapered halls of this other dimension: Can you ever escape…
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Sisa: When women march forward
18
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Sisa: When women march forward

WHEN THE product of men’s violence and cowardice affects women and children, how does one survive the remnants of a war? Jun Robles Lana’s historical thriller Sisa, set in the waning of American colonization in the Philippines, serves to illustrate the retribution of those women. The film recently won Best Screenplay Award Directors Week…
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The Loved One: Ten years down the drain
05
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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The Loved One: Ten years down the drain

“LOVE MAKES ordinary people into poets, philosophers… and monsters.” The Loved One is a film for those in love and in doubt about their relationship. It is a story of how two lovers lost one another in a decade’s worth of a relationship after failing to realize that differences did not start on…
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Gitling: Yearning in silence
03
Mar
By The Flame Literary
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Gitling: Yearning in silence

SILENCE IS a love language employed when the heart wants to say so much, but is not capable of articulating it fully. In Gitling, the love left unsaid lingers in the air; silence holds more weight, speaking louder than any poetic dialogue or confession of love. Directed by Jopy Arnaldo, the film was…
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