{"id":1338771,"date":"2020-09-23T04:37:51","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T20:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=1338771"},"modified":"2020-09-23T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T05:48:24","slug":"online-film-festival-aims-to-push-back-marcos-denialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/1338771\/online-film-festival-aims-to-push-back-marcos-denialism","title":{"rendered":"Online film festival aims to push back Marcos denialism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1338772\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2020\/09\/黑料社81950-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1338772\" class=\"wp-image-1338772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/files\/2020\/09\/黑料社81950-1-e1600810476958.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"266\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1338772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LANDMARK FILMS Actors Laurice Guillen and Vilma Santos play activist nuns on the set of Mike de Leon\u2019s politically charged drama \u201cSister Stella L.,\u201d which was released in 1984 amid a state of unrest that marked the twilight of the Marcos regime; screengrab of \u201cThe Kingmaker,\u201d US filmmaker Lauren Greenfield\u2019s documentary on Imelda Marcos, which was screened at the Active Vista International Human Rights Festival coinciding with the 48th commemoration of the Sept. 23, 1972, declaration of martial law. \u2014CESAR HERNANDO\u2019S PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF LUZVIMINDA.PH<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 To correct false narratives about the brutal Marcos regime that continue to thrive on social media, artists and activists have turned to cinema to gain ground in the battle for hearts and minds against historical denialism.<\/p>\n<p>As the Philippines commemorates the 48th anniversary of the formal declaration of martial law on Wednesday, Filipinos are urged to watch a variety of films tackling social issues \u2014 from military rule to police brutality\u2014in online festivals staged by artist groups starting this week.<\/p>\n<p>The artist-activist group Dakila-Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism launched on Saturday the eighth edition of its Active Vista International Human Rights Festival, an annual event that celebrates \u201crights, freedoms and dignity through stories of human struggle.\u201d The festival runs until Sept. 26.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Bring focus to narratives\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Apart from film screenings, the human rights festival showcases a series of forums on social issues, particularly on demagoguery and disinformation.With the Philippines battered by the coronavirus pandemic and the government weaponizing the lockdown to further suppress civil liberties, the festival will \u201cnurture transformative ideas to make meaningful change happen,\u201d Active Vista executive director Leni Velasco said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival \u201c20\/20\u201d film screenings hope to \u201cbring focus to narratives of different colors and stories at the margins of our sight to see the world in 20\/20\u2014with an awareness of those in the peripherals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Front-lining the festival is Lauren Greenfield\u2019s \u201cThe Kingmaker,\u201d which follows the political career of former first lady Imelda Marcos and her family\u2019s continuing power and influence; James Jones and Olivier Sabil\u2019s \u201cOn the President\u2019s Orders,\u201d which showed the Caloocan police station under the leadership of then Senior Supt. Jemar Modequillo at the height of the drug war; Hans Block and Moritz Riesewieck\u2019s \u201cThe Cleaners,\u201d and Lav Diaz\u2019s \u201cAng Panahon ng Halimaw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No festival of martial law-era films is complete without timeless classics like \u201cDekada 70\u201d by Chito S. Ro\u00f1o; Peque Gallaga\u2019s \u201cOro Plata Mata,\u201d Ricky Lee\u2019s \u201cMoral\u201d and Ishmael Bernal\u2019s \u201cHimala.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The last three films were screened in 1982, a year after dictator Ferdinand Marcos formally lifted martial law across the country.<\/p>\n<h2>Zeitgeist films<\/h2>\n<p>It was not until the assassination of Marcos\u2019s rival, former Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr., a year later that the protest movement against Marcos gained new momentum.<\/p>\n<p>Two landmark films that caught the zeitgeist of Philippine society after the Aquino assassination were Lino Brocka\u2019s \u201cKapit sa Patalim\u201d and Mike de Leon\u2019s \u201cSister Stella L.,\u201d both released in 1984 and written by renowned poet, journalist and screenwriter Jose \u201cPete\u201d Lacaba.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Witnesses, storytellers of truth\u2019Brocka\u2019s film is undergoing restoration; De Leon\u2019s allegorical \u201cKisapmata\u201d was recently restored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a time when our focus becomes blurry as a plethora of societal and political chaos surmount us, now more than ever must our roles as witnesses and storytellers of truth and resistance remain,\u201d said Dakila communications director Andrei Venal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA, Philippines \u2014 To correct false narratives about the brutal Marcos regime that continue to thrive on social media, artists and activists have turned to cinema to gain ground in the battle for hearts and minds against historical denialism. 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