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| Lola, Brillante Mendoza's latest indie creation. |
Sunday,10 p.m., 11 December 2011, Cubans begin lining up at the Riviera Theater to attend the first recorded participation by a Filipino film in the Havana International Film Festival (which by the way is headed by Che Guevara’s son Camilo). The film they were lining up to watch is an indie flick entitled “Abuela” or Lola in Filipino language. Directed by the up-and-coming Filipino auteur Brillante Mendoza, the film comes with a good reputation, having won the Best Film award in the Teheran International Film Festival in 2010. Read More ...
The movie was also shown here at a Filipino film festival. The audience was amazed by Filipino attitudes, that despite such hardship, we continue to be kind and polite to each other.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, movies like these are called poverty porn, mostly patronized by people from first world countries who like to feel good about themselves =P I agree that we should really evolve beyond this, but our film makers are actually meeting a certain demand from the film market.... So go figure =(
Poverty porn, that's a very apt description. For Cubans, cinema is a form of escape from reality. The last thing they want to see in a movie is to be reminded of being poor and helpless. Enjoy your vacation! Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año!
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