Published in Rappler.com (August 13, 2012) MANILA, Philippines – If you’ve seen or heard of the indie film Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (The Woman in the Septic Tank, 2011), Philippine cinema’s highest-grossing independent film to date, then you will have an idea of the kind of sensibility that it takes to capture a subject so irreverently yet so truthfully. In the film, 3 film school graduates take on the lofty dream of producing an Oscar-worthy independent film about — what else? — poverty and prostitution in the Philippine…Continue Reading “Chris Martinez: Bringing Pinoy humor to life (Rappler.com)”
Published in Rappler.com (August 6, 2012) MANILA, Philippines – Everyone goes through periods of loneliness. It is a universal feeling — one that does not require a common language or culture to be understood. In the case of Adolfo Alix, Jr., loneliness has become a subject of exploration and discovery, a theme that has allowed him to stretch the boundaries of filmmaking to see just how much he (and his audience) can discover. “I read somewhere that one (feeling) that lingers the most is loneliness…Continue Reading “Adolf Alix, Jr.: On loneliness and the cinematic experience (Rappler.com)”