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The Silences of ‘Heneral Luna’
Ten years later ‘Heneral Luna’s’ call for a strongman to unite the country has aged poorly. What’s left is the film’s ahistorical mythmaking, a narrative that reinforces the idea that Philippine history is reducible to Tagalog history.
Whatever Happened to ‘Asog’?
In the flurry of discourse on Filipino film censorship over the past year, the case of ‘Asog’ was lost in the shuffle. But we must not forget; we must not let the violent displacement of Sicogon Island residents by Ayala Land Inc. be erased from our collective memories.
‘The Roof (2006)’: Uncovering the Perspectives of Arabs in Israel
Arab citizens of Israel are being used as scapegoats to defend the genocide charges against the country. If it was genocide, they ask, why aren’t they being murdered as well? The Roof is an insightful documentary that explores the perspectives of Arabs living there and helps us understand their experiences in the midst of this conflict.