Marcos-era film masterpieces showing in Market! Market!

Got this from the Filipinas Heritage Library mailing list:

THE FILIPINO SCREEN VISITS MARKET! MARKET! from June 8 to 10



The Ayala Malls in cooperation with the Filipinas Heritage Library are proud to present the Filipino Screen: The Second Golden Age Now, a look at six auteurs who were at the forefront of vanguard filmmaking during the Marcos era, and their masterpieces that still hold significance for contemporary Philippine cinema and its audiences today.

Inspired by Eddie Romero’s seminal piece on history, nation, and identity, Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?, this festival of films attempts to revive the pertinent question of Romero’s film by creating a contemporary setting to better appreciate works from that period.

Though decades old, these films remain timeless. Their visions are as relevant today as they were when the films were first screened. Through these pieces, we gain a better understanding of contemporary Filipino life and society. Now more than ever, that glorious past in national cinema needs further exploration and renewed appreciation.

The Filipino Screen will first feature Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim by Lino Brocka with a special dialogue with actress Gina Alajar, scriptwriter Pete Lacaba, film artist Kiri Dalena, and artist Yason Banal right after the film showing on Tuesday, June 8, 11am.

The other films to be shown are Sister Stella L by Mike de Leon (June 8, 2pm), Himala by Ishmael Bernal (June 9, 11am), Oro, Plata, Mata by Peque Gallaga (June 9, 1pm), Perfumed Nightmare by Kidlat Tahimik (June 10, 11am), and Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? by Eddie Romero (June 10, 1pm).

This film festival will visit all the Ayala Malls in Metro Manila, Pampanga, and Cebu and is open to the public with a minimal admission fee of P65.

For group reservations, please call Filipinas Heritage Library at 892-1801, email karaan.mi@ayalafoundation.org, or send an SMS to 0917-5612413. Visit www.filipinaslibrary.org for the screening schedule in Glorietta, Marquee Mall, and Ayala Center Cebu.

That's a great line-up that will make my friend Carlos wet his boxers. Too bad the guy's back in Bicol. Anybody who is interested in seeing great Filipino films should find time to catch these screenings.