Morofilm | Mindanao Writers' Blogs - Part 20
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kabuki

Outisde the Kabuki-za Theater in Ginza, Tokyo.I thought that sitting through a three-hour movie like Lord of the Rings was exhausting considering all those epic battles such as the one at Helm's Deep. But ...

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dispatch from tokyo

I flew in to Tokyo today and right at the Narita International Airport I learned one valuable lesson: The Arroyo administration may rave about how strong the Philippine peso has become in the past several months but the thing is nobody cares. Not the OFWs who complain about how little their family ...

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seeing red

My documentary The Jihadist was supposed to be reviewed today by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board a.k.a. the Censors but the review has been rescheduled tomorrow. I have been advised by Kontra Agos Film Festival organizers ...

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launch

My book Children of the Ever-Changing Moon was finally launched yesterday at the National Bookstore in Davao City. I would like to thank those who came and bought copies of the book. The book is available in bookstores now....

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the jihadist

The Jihadist (45mins, video) is an autobiographical documentary on the filmmaker’s struggle as an artist against the backdrop of the Islamic revolution in Southern Philippines. His search for his rightful place in the memory of his homeland yields questions that ...

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george’s town

Moises Charles Hollite directs George's Town. George Sabandal is one of about 2,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who have sought refuge in the town of Buluan, Maguindanao as a result of the “all-out war” in ...

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sulu

Al Jacinto directs Sulu. Born of a Muslim mother, young writer Arthur Sakaluran Abasalo decides to visit Sulu despite the perceived strife and presence of Muslim rebels and Abu Sayyaf terrorists. In Sulu, he meets ...