Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

Overview

With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in the 80s. Based on Nick Deocampo's first book Short Film: The Emergence of a New Philippine Cinema (1985), it features the first Independent Film and Video Festival held in the Wave Cinema in Cubao, Quezon City, the first video theater in the country.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 10, 1986

Original language

Filipino

Spoken languages

English, Tagalog

Countries

Philippines

Production

Mowelfund Film Institute

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded