Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

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Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema (1986)

Directed by Josephine Atienza, Teddy Co, Nick Deocampo

Documentary · 48m

With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in the 80s. Based on Nick Deocampo's first book Short Film: The Emergence of a New Philippine Cinema (1985), it features the first Independent Film and Video Festival held in the Wave Cinema in Cubao, Quezon City, the first video theater in the country.

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Cast

Lamberto V. Avellana Mike Alcazaren Raymond Red Lino Brocka Nick Deocampo Kanakan-Balintagos Carlos Siguion-Reyna Larry Manda
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Cynthia Cruz Narrator Ricky Lee

Crew

Director
Josephine Atienza, Teddy Co, Nick Deocampo
Writer
Lilet Pelgone, Josephine Atienza, Teddy Co, Nick Deocampo
Editor
Larry Manda

Details

Release date
1986-12-10
Runtime
48m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
TL
Spoken languages
English, Tagalog
Countries
Philippines
Production
Mowelfund Film Institute