Metro Manila Film Festival Archives

Big Night!: A comedy that begs to be taken seriously

10

Jan

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Big Night!: A comedy that begs to be taken seriously

WHEN an illegal drug user dies, people rarely bat an eye. The rule of the streets has become notorious and thus expected: Suspects are to be killed. Bloodshed has inordinately frequented many places that it has become a norm. Indeed, the drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte is characterized by…

06

Jan

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A Hard Day: Morality Under Pressure

By ABIGAIL M. ADRIATICO IN TIMES of distress, one can be left with a choice made without further thought. Sometimes, this can go against the morals he stands for. In the process, these choices can brew mistakes with grave consequences not only for himself but for the people around…

Whether the Weather is Fine: In search of refuge

06

Jan

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Whether the Weather is Fine: In search of refuge

By DAWN DANIELLE D. SOLANO LOSS comes after a storm. In the Philippines, typhoons occur multiple times a year; and Filipinos are expected to rise and smile at these calamities in the name of ‘Filipino resiliency.’ As one of this year’s entries in Metro Manila Film Festival, Whether the Weather…

Faith Resurrected by Suarez: The Healing Priest

05

Jan

By Taffy Arella Bernales and Dawn Danielle Solano

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Faith Resurrected by Suarez: The Healing Priest

A MIRACLE'S reality relies on the faith of those who seek it. Many will testify that “faith” is the prime mover of miracles— mere lucky coincidences without belief. Even so, there is still hope for their existence. To people who have encountered these, a question arises from within: “what causes…

Write About Love: Resonating Writers’ Voices

19

Oct

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Write About Love: Resonating Writers’ Voices

By FATIMA B. BADURIA photo taken from Netflix LOVE beyond the screen can make the most familiar expositions rise to unforeseen events as it develops unexpectedly—or dissolves abruptly. Within films, however, romance becomes repetitive and predictable, far from the myriad of ways it can exist in real life. Thus, deviation from…

Deadma Walking: Opposing the Course of Destiny

13

Jan

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Deadma Walking: Opposing the Course of Destiny

By CORHEINNE JOYCE B. COLENDRES WITH A year to live and an incurable illness that plagues him, John (Joross Gamboa) finally takes matters into his own hands. If destiny made the decision regarding the cause of his death, then he holds the decision on how he will die. He tells…

Ang Larawan: A Memento of a Moment in Time

02

Jan

By Maria Antoinette Malicse

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Ang Larawan: A Memento of a Moment in Time

TO HAVE progress, there must be motion. However, the same can be said for regress, and so it seems that there is but a fine line between running away and moving forward. The key to distinguishing which from which is one’s relationship with his/her history. Through an audio-visual love letter…

JRN alumna’s Sunday Beauty Queen wins big in MMFF

06

Jan

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JRN alumna’s Sunday Beauty Queen wins big in MMFF

ARTLET ALUMNA'S Sunday Beauty Queen bagged four awards, including Best Picture, in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2016 Gabi ng Parangal held Dec. 29. The documentary directed by Journalism alumna Baby Ruth Villarama-Gutierrez also won Best Editing, Children’s Choice Award, and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award, which is…

30

Dec

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Seklusyon: The Wavering Nature of Man

FILIPINOS ARE acquainted to evil and the supernatural from parables written in the Bible. It contains certain ethical standards that withstood the test of time, serving as a source of the nation’s belief systems. However, violence from an evil beyond the material plane is sometimes enough to shift the conviction…

Kabisera: The Filipino Society through a Mother’s Eyes

30

Dec

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Kabisera: The Filipino Society through a Mother’s Eyes

IN THE Philippine cultural context, familialism is given utmost importance for it is the foundation of homes. At its core is the father, who thereby assumes the center seat of the dining table with his wife serving meals and the children sitting on either side. In Kabisera, the de Dios…