Tag: philippines
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To Life, to Art – Badong Bernal
I never worked with Sir Bernal, but it was hard not to know of him. He designed the set for “Comfort Women” made out of bamboos. The lead actress would be bruised every time they had to go through her rape scene. Director Missy Maramara asked if there was any way to keep her from…
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A note in Z: Zsa Zsa vs. Zombadings
I can’t help but compare Zombadings to the Zsa Zsa Zaturnah adaptations. What I liked about Zsa Zsa Zaturnah the graphic novel is how it showed a rare vulnerability through Ada, the boy who would be Zsa Zsa. That kind of vulnerability, the quiet contemplation of what it means to be gay was lost in…
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Art as Conversation
My approach to art is to see if it works as a whole. I wasn’t wowed by Mideo Cruz’s “Poleteismo”, but I get it. If the only thing we see is a condom and a dildo over pictures of Jesus and Mary, then the criticism fails. I overheard a colleague criticize Mideo Cruz’s work as…
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RP612fic by Mia Marci
I participated in the RP612 twitter fiction movement to celebrate Philippine Independence day. Filipino tweeps contributed micro-fiction on twitter based on Filipino personalities and events. You can read the complete collection from other twitter users and myself here. My twitter username is miithinks. Below are my contributions. It was the first time since forever since I…
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Why Face the Facts?
Simple: cause almost everyone missed the point. I’m glad that the church is challenged, I’m glad that there are people standing firm and saying that we are not the Friar state we used to be. But it really isn’t about that. It is about the women and children who die at birth, who didn’t know…