The Regional Film Paradox: Promoting Regional Cinema to Communities That Can’t Even Watch It by Sef Arcegono | Photos from Gulay lang, Manong! , KT House Production, All the things I leave you- Patawid The fundamental irony of Philippine regional cinema is that its stories travel everywhere except home. The first feature-length project I worked […]
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The Accent of Belonging: When Does a Mother Tongue Become Superficial? by Jerome Dulin The Museum Screening Inside of the Cagayan Museum and Historical Research Center’s courtyard—a long-standing cultural sanctuary nestled in the heart of Tuguegarao City—the atmosphere is charged with a quiet, collective intimacy. It is one of those warm northern evenings where filmmakers,
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Filmmaking Compromise Considering the Cost of a 3-Minute Video in 2026 by Jerome Dulin It is 3:00 A.M. in Tuguegarao City. The tricycles outside have long gone quiet, and the oppressive daytime heat has finally dropped. But inside one bedroom, the lights are wide open. A filmmaker is staring at a laptop, scrolling through Shot
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Initiating Film Initiatives Alcala Film Initiative by Jerome Dulin | Photos by Director Paul Sta. Ana On a humid afternoon in late July, a digital dispatch flickered in from Director Paul Sta. Ana. He was reaching out to us at the North Luzon Cinema Guild with a compelling proposition: would we make the journey to
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