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Title: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: Klaus Weasley on Sep 09, 2009 at 10:08 PM

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.

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: indie boi on Sep 09, 2009 at 10:13 PM

Nick de Ocampo has made some noteworthy docus.

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: oggsmoggs on Sep 09, 2009 at 10:31 PM

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

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: X44 on Sep 09, 2009 at 10:36 PM

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.

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: RMN on Sep 09, 2009 at 11:08 PM

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

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: R2 on Sep 10, 2009 at 04:16 AM

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

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: jdv1229 on Sep 10, 2009 at 05:19 AM

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

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: Noel_Vera on Sep 11, 2009 at 09:00 AM

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 ;D.

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: Verbl Kint on Jul 31, 2012 at 03:15 PM

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

Title: Re: Filipino Documentaries
Post by: dcv1979 on Aug 13, 2012 at 12:07 PM

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.