Topic: Filipino Documentaries

[Klaus Weasley]

I saw Errol Morris' The Thin Blue Line today and that got me into thinking: What are some of the notable and best FILIPINO documentaries? Who are our great documentary filmmakers?

Apart from Imelda, I can't recall any truly notable theatrically released Filipino documentary of recent years.

[indie boi]

Nick de Ocampo has made some noteworthy docus.

[oggsmoggs]

All of Ditsi Carolino's films are noteworthy, if not great documentaries --- Riles, Bunso, Lupang Hinarang, Minsan Lang Sila Bata.

[X44]

There was Ditzi Carolino's Bunso, which generated a whole lot of buzz a few years back. Almost as much as Kubrador, if I remember right.

And there was also Raya Martin's The Island at the End of the World about Batanes.

And Mike De Leon's Signos was shown last year at Robinson's but I missed it - - -saw Kakakaba Kaba  Ka Ba? instead)

Carolino's new work, Lupang Hinirang was shown as a work-in-progress at this year's Cinemalaya.

[RMN]

Signos by Mike de Leon, Pete Lacaba, Silvia Mayuga et al. Still very relevant.

[R2]

Lamberto V. Avellana and Tikoy Aguiluz produced documentaries as well, didn't they?

[jdv1229]

There's also Doy del Mundo's informative documentary Maid In Singapore...

[Noel_Vera]

Tikoy did Balweg, Mt. Banahaw, Holy Mountain, and 30 Views of Mt. Mayon.

I think his Bagong Bayani is a great docudrama, a cross between The Thin Blue Line and And Now For Something Completely Different.

Auraeus did a doc on his little island in Palawan. I forget the title.

There's also Ramona Diaz's Imelda, a portable history of recent Philippines.

And Tad Ermitano's The Retrochronological Transfer of Information was entered in the Yamagata Documentary Film Festival. Go figure .

[Verbl Kint]

Bumping this thread up.  Any idea where one can find these gems?

[dcv1979]

Dokyu Film Maker would be...
...Kidlat Tahimik.

I always see him here in the streets of Baguio holding his film camera and vintage vid recorder.
Pero minsan gamit nya is yung Canon digital camcorder which I forgot the model.