Philippine New Wave: This is Not a Film Movement

The most prominent internationally-acclaimed and wildly divergent digital filmmakers from the Philippines — Kidlat Tahimik, Adolfo Alix Jr., Ditsi Carolino, Mes de Guzman, Lav Diaz, Raya Martin, Brillante Mendoza, Auraeus Solito, John Torres, Roxlee, among others — answer questions on filmmaking and beyond: from humble beginnings, to first adventures and unforgettable experiences, to influences and philosophy and process, to what the power of film is, to the true meaning of independence, to what the future holds for cinema, locally and worldwide.

Filmmaker and festival director Khavn De La Cruz throws the questions at them, and gamely answers them himself.

The results are at turns informative and insightful, inspirational and illuminating, revealing how diverse the landscape of Philippine Cinema has become and how much of it is a shared love and a shared art in which you are complicit in.

Published in 2010 by Noel D. Ferrer, MovFest, Instamatic Writings

166 pages / Paperback