Published April 2, 2021, 8:08 AM
Ruben V. Nepales with a paperbound copy of his ‘Through a Writer’s Lens,’ originally released as a limited hardbound coffee table book edition.
Ruben Nepales, an alumnus of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), donated a copy of his best-selling coffee table book, “Through a Writer’s Lens,” to the university’s Miguel de Benavides Library.
Pilar Romero, Dean of College of Education, presented the book copy on Ruben’s behalf to Fr. Angel Aparicio, Prefect for Libraries, Malu Madrunio, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Letters, Maria Cecilia D. Lobo and Diana V. Padilla, Chief Librarian and Assistant Chief Librarian, respectively.
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Verdict review - social realism and court procedural combine in powerful Manila drama
Domestic abuse and legal turmoil in Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s Venice prize-winning debut
by Tom BirchenoughSaturday, 13 March 2021
Max Eigenmann: Her face speaks powerfully in its silent pain, one nevertheless coupled with a sense of endurance
There’s something of an anomaly in Filipino director Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s debut feature between its fast-moving dramatic opening, defined by an agile hand-held camera, and the much slower, more static scenes that follow.
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Justice is not delayed but could still be denied in this arresting Filipino movie, which tracks a case of domestic abuse with such conviction, it is often easy to forget it’s staged drama rather than documentary. The first half-hour is especially frantic and immersive as it begins with the assault in question. Hard-up Manila mother Joy (Max Eigenmann) is preparing supper for her young daughter, Angel, in their cramped, cluttered little apartment. Her husband Dante (Kristoffer King) returns home drunk. A violent argument quickly erupts, in which Joy is brutally beaten and Dante slashed on the arm with a knife. As the police and women’s protection services intervene, we’re pitched almost in real time through the Manila night: down streets, through homes, into and out of vehicles, through police stations and to a clinic, swept along by agile, up-close, handheld camerawork. Adding to the trauma, Joy and Dante are dealt with practically si
Location: Singapore
Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach
Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual and religious. A former stand-up comic, she is also the founder of arts collective Dis/Content.
Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Hong Kong
Location: Singapore
Impact statement: Shaking up Singaporean poetry with an uncompromising attitude and a no holds barred approach
Poet Marylyn Tan is breaking down all sorts of barriers in Singapore’s literary scene. The first woman to win the Singapore Literature Prize for English poetry in its 28 year history, she is known for her iconoclastic, witty, outspoken take on subjects including gender politics, and consistently shows a willingness to take on taboo subjects, many of them sexual and religious. A former stand-up comic, she is also the founder of arts collective Dis/Content.
Photo: Jessica Chou for Tatler Hong Kong