Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Youth Artists Cry Political Repression over X-Rating of ‘amBisyon’ Films
Insulting and Tyrannical.
This is how Kabataang Artista Para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (KARATULA), an organization of youth artists throughout the country, sees the X and R-18 given by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) to two short films, namely Ganito Tayo Ngayon, Paano Na Tayo Bukas? by Jeffrey Jeturian and Ayos Ka by Brillante Mendoza created for ABS-CBN’s short film project AmBisyon.
“We are offended by MTRCB for saying that the message of Ayos Ka could not be understood by younger audiences, even if they changed its rating from X to R-18,” said Ana Tarina Lulu, KARATULA national chairperson. “Everyone, regardless of age, suffers from the dire economic and political conditions aggravated by the Arroyo regime, as shown by the two films.”
Ayos Ka, the short film made by the award-winning director Brillante Mendoza, is a music video of a rap about an ideal and positive Philippines while showing contradictory images of poverty. Meanwhile, Ganito Tayo Ngayon, Paano Na Tayo Bukas? by Jeffrey Jeturian shows how a page of a newspaper, trumpeting the administration’s alleged economic successes, is used to wipe feces from the foot of a cart vendor.
“Arroyo is no different from Marcos who censored and banned films that portrayed the social realities of its time. Throughout her nine-year regime, up until its last few months, she and her lackeys have shown that they will stop at nothing to curb legitimate political criticism against their government and crush people’s dissent. We condemn her blatant disregard for press freedom, freedom of expression and other human rights,” Lulu said.
She added that this case proves the systemic repression of the government marked by other cases such as the X rating granted to critical films like Mendiola of Sine Patriyotiko and Rights spearheaded by Southern Tagalog Exposure, defacement of Neo-Angono’s mural for the National Press Club and recently the censorship of Joel Lamangan’s Dukot.
“Rather than fear, we call upon all artists and organizations to unite and to be brave in facing suppression. We must struggle not only for freedom of expression but genuine freedom from oppression and poverty perpetuated by the regime and the system.”###
Monday, March 29, 2010
Leave or Live with it
Break everything.
Send myself loose.
That would be the only way to grow.
The only thing that I have to consider, is how? Is it possible without feeling any pain? Or any bitterness?
I have several options.
Disappear. No word, no goodbyes. Just plain disappear. Cutting all connections.
Confront. Squeeze a final answer. Cry, then move on.
Stay. Hope for the best.
Which is the least excruciating?
I know this is not getting anywhere. There's no hope.
1. We won't work together. I pressure him too much.
2. There is someone else (and he does not notice it).
a. He lives for it.
b. They would fit well together.
c. He needs to have that kind of person to help him steer his life.
3. There are a lot of things that I cannot do for you.
4. He does not need me in his life, and he won't benefit from this relationship.
5. I lost myself already, and he is not giving me any assurance that he would stay no matter where I would ind myself.
6. This situation is so vague, and EMOTIONALLY Taxing.
TANGINA.
He always needs space from me, and he does not know how to express commitment.
Yun lang.
Then? Saan ako pupunta? Saan ako sasandal?
Pano na ako?
Preparation
If I would walk away, do not give me the map to get back.
I knew how it was to go back, and I know that pain, I do not want to feel it again.
If I have to break everything, remind me to include myself, because I would never want to feel anything. Paper cuts are as painful.
I need to find my sense of direction. I cannot get it from a person who depends on another woman to get his own.
If I would turn away, please make sure that I would never remember anything. Make sure that I would not see any shadow, or remnant of the past.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Animatrix
| Rating: | ★★★★★ |
| Category: | Movies |
| Genre: | Animation |
My friend, Wiki, says more, so read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animatrix
RISIRIS: dula, kontradksyon, buhay
| Start: | Mar 22, '10 7:00p |
| End: | Mar 26, '10 10:00p |
| Location: | Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan, Faculty Center, UP Diliman |
Risiris is a production composed of two plays Risiris and The Exception and the Rule. It comes from the Ilocano word for contradiction. Contradictions, some say, move the world. It is one of the few things that tie the two together: an intention to run counter to the usual plays and to offer insights into different ideas and even worlds. And in so doing, the play attempts to move the world.
The Exception and The Rule by Bertolt Brecht is “the story of a journey”. A merchant, a guide and a coolie trek through the wilderness. The merchant searches for black gold, riches beyond imagining, and everlasting glory! The others just want to live through it all and get paid. But in the quest for the ultimate prize in the city of Urga, sacrifices and crimes are made. Finally in a court of law - and more importantly, - in the court of the audiences’ opinion, a decision must be formed to determine what should be the rule and what should be the exception.
In Risiris, an original play, a decision must also be made, about a betrayal. We glimpse a guerilla squad in the midst of a conflict, not just between guns but between dreams. Gerry dreams to be with his love, Melinda, and wishes to leave. But leaving is not a simple matter. Paeng wants him to stay for the dream of a better world that they shared. Sierra also shares that dream and will use any means necessary to bring it about as she is suspicious of Gerry’s motivation for leaving. But some dreams are not meant to be.
Risiris will run from March 23-24 / 7pm and March 25-26 / 3pm and 7pm at Teatro Hermogenes Ylagan (THY), 1st floor of the Faculty Center, UP Diliman.
ADMISSION IS FREE!
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