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Now Showing captures the joyful and carefree ways of a young Filipina in the time of That’s Entertainment, a popular talent-variety show hosted by German Moreno.

A fledgling, and possibly young, filmmaker shares a fervent wish via an animated message. The filmmaker/animator wants to be just what every body else wants…you know, to be a star and to be always in the spotlight. The film’s initial scene cuts to a shot of a spotlight. Wait, it is a series of headlights. But, where is the performer? A precocious good-looking tween named Rita comes out from a closet and proceeds to belt out a song. In her birit-best performance, she does a heartfelt interpretation of Celine Dion’s It’s All Coming Back To Me Now. She then segues to acting. This segment is a bittersweet nostalgic trip. Yep, it reminds one of the amateurish talent workshops of That’s Entertainment.

Filipinos are obsessed with celebrities. Several of them join talent shows to pursue their dreams of making it big in the world of showbiz. The world of Rita is a similar world of stars and performers. She was named after sultry Hollywood actress Rita Hayworth. Her grandmother was a former actress. Filipino kids like Rita are coerced to perform in front of relatives during parties.

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Language(s):Filipino, Tagalog
Subtitles.English (hardcoded)

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The lives of three people change during and after the 1986 Philippine revolt.

A.Short.Film.About.the.Indio.Nacional.2005.DVDRip.x264.mkv

General
Container:  	Matroska
Runtime: 	1 h 36 min
Size: 	1.75 GiB
Video
Codec: 	x264
Resolution: 	616x488 ~> 650x488
Aspect ratio:  	4:3
Frame rate: 	25.000 fps
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https://nitro.download/view/738B42CB7CF31CF/A.Short.Film.About.the.Indio.Nacional.2005.DVDRip.x264.mkv

Language(s):Filipino
Subtitles:English, French [Both Hardcoded]

The post Raya Martin – Maicling pelicula nañg ysañg Indio Nacional AKA A Short Film About the Indio Nacional (2005) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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This unique film from acclaimed Filipino director Raya Martin re-imagines his country’s past as an elemental humanist epic.

Fleeing the American invasion of the Philippines in the early 20th Century, a mother and son retreat into the jungle where they make a home. Time passes; a wounded woman is rescued; the mother dies; a child is born. The family survive isolated from the growing chaos engulfing their country, but a storm approaches that threatens their existence as American troops draw nearer…

Ingeniously staged on studio sets that evoke the lost period of early and silent cinema, Independencia’s mesmerising visual aesthetic creates a lush metaphor for the mythical history and identity of the Philippines and incisively explores the intersection between national history and cinema history.

Behind the scenes of Independencia

Track Projections (short film by Raya Martin, 2007)

Independencia 86 (short film by Raya Martin and Miko Revereza, 2014)

Independencia Script (.pdf)
Independencia Theme by Lutgardo Labad (.mp3)

1.58GB | 1h 17m | 768×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/F7D367DFC4315A2/Independencia.2009.DVDRip.x264.AC3.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/6803F48316E9B67/Lutgardo_Labad_-_Independencia_Theme.mp3
https://nitro.download/view/AB71BAF8B373E94/Behind_the_Scenes_of_Independencia.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/3F6BDEC2B01C44B/Independencia_86_(Raya_Martin_&_Miko_Revereza,_2014).mkv
https://nitro.download/view/5F62A0CAAEB53BE/Track_Projections_(Raya_Martin,_2007).mkv
https://nitro.download/view/29DCB108DE00A33/Independencia_Script.pdf

Language:Tagalog
Subtitles:English, French

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Set in 1990s Manila, Paolo, a sheltered and obedient son is stifled by his overprotective mother— and his friend Mimaw, a tomboy who finds herself after having her heart broken for the first time.

A series of earthquakes leading up to Mt. Pinatubo’s historic volcanic eruption has been causing blackouts across the country, preventing kids from playing video games. After roaming the streets and getting beaten up, Paolo and his friends—Kachi and Gilligan—decide on traditional circumcision as the ultimate answer to their problems, but Paolo gets sidetracked when he falls in love with Shiara. Against his mother’s wishes, he makes an elaborate plan to take her on a ghost-hunting trip, coercing Mimaw to help him along, but their plan soon goes awry and the friends realize that not everything is fun and games.

A journey of self-discovery, together they face life’s obstacles, including puppy love, peer pressure, and balancing family tradition with self-identity.

721MB | 1h 38mn | 512×288 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/7D6E7000A8AFDFA/Death_Of_Nintendo_(2020).mkv

Language(s):Tagalog, English
Subtitles:English (Hardcoded)

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