Indie productions have always been a source of pride and storytelling innovation for Philippine cinema. When the mainstream industry was having a hard time keeping its head above water in the early aughts, it was indie filmmaking that lifted it out of the creative doldrums, especially after Cinemalaya was launched in 2005. Without the indies,...
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‘Mainstream’ star Marian Rivera to star in an indie for Cinemalaya
Marian Rivera is scheduled to shoot her first indie film, and it’s a political one. The “Kapuso primetime queen” will take on the role of a public-school teacher who witnesses electoral fraud as the Philippines transitions from manual to automated counting. How she acts on what she has seen and its consequence to her personal safety...