Some audience reactions and personal thoughts on the Filipino films screened in Rotterdam's Critic After Dark programme (as published in the online film magazine Criticine):
Cinema Regained: Classic Filipino Films in Rotterdam
An excerpt:
My idea was to provide a sample of the '70s and '80s brand of socially committed neorealism (Insiang, Kisapmata--in my opinion, the respective filmmakers' finest works--and Boatman), then go on to show how others took that commitment in various different directions: docudrama (Bagong Bayani), dystopic science fiction (Hesus Rebolusyunaryo, which is set several years in the future), and magic realism (Anino, Pangarap ng Puso). A viewer following the screenings would in effect see the neorealist classics, then move on to the newer, more experimental films…
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