Titled "Balikbayan #1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux VII," the revered filmmaker, along with his bamboo cinema, presents an aural and video tapestry of his alternative post-colonialist version of Ferdinand Magellan s expedition that led to the first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth.
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National Artist for Film, Kidlat Tahimik, has been dubbed as the “Father of Philippine Independent Cinema.” Rightfully so, because his films had always been pure art, uninfluenced by profitability or the box office. It does not matter whether his films would be watched by millions or by
Published April 29, 2021, 5:00 PM
Launched on April 27 through the initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) is Kidlat Tahimik’s inaugural Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition.
In a recent press conference, Kidlat Tahimik, National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts, explained the effort as hinged on redefining heroism.
He said, “Para sa akin, magandang catalyzer ito bilang pang-udyok para maka-focus tayo on heroism but also maybe redefine it: ‘Ano ba talaga ang heroism?’”
According to Kidlat, 78, heroes aren’t the only ones found in books. It could be anybody.