The opening ceremony of this year’s film festival was held in time for the 117th anniversary of the Battle of Manila when Philippine hero Andres Bonifacio led Filipino revolutionaries in a battle to take the city from Spanish forces, August 29-30, 1896. The festival is also part of the year-long celebration of the 150th birthday…
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Innocence in the Midst of Military Aggression
By JENNIFER CHAN Bulatlat.com Among the films presented at the 2nd Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival last August 12, 2010, two films on military aggression stood out. Both have taken the theme into directions intriguing and unexpected. Instead of focusing on adults, both films have chosen to anchor their stories on…