Studio Cut

With feature films representing the different regions of the Philippines, the upcoming IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival might as well be called “Around the Philippines in 15 Movies”. The festival, which opens on June 11 at Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art and runs until June 14 at the Visual Arts Theater, showcases award-winning new films produced not only in Metro Manila but in key cities in Visayas and Mindanao, including Cebu City, Davao City and Bacolod – and in the local dialect at that (with English subtitles).

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Isang Lahi: Pearls from the Orient, the new docu-drama directed by JP Tanchanco recently held an intimate presscon at the Greenbelt My Cinema.

[Joel Torre with Isang Lahi Director JP Tanchanco]

Some local press got a glimpse into what the film offers. And from what I saw, the reality docu-drama has a lot of promise.

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