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Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

19860h 48m

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.

Directed by Josephine Atienza
Written by Lilet Pelgone, Nick De Ocampo, Josephine Atienza
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Top Cast

Lamberto V. Avellana

Lamberto V. Avellana

Mike Alcazaren

Mike Alcazaren

Raymond Red

Raymond Red

N

Nick De Ocampo

Lino Brocka

Lino Brocka

Kanakan-Balintagos

Kanakan-Balintagos

Carlos Siguion-Reyna

Carlos Siguion-Reyna

Larry Manda

Larry Manda

C

Cynthia Cruz

Narrator

Ricardo Lee

Ricardo Lee

About Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema

Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema is a documentary film released in 1986. Directed by Josephine Atienza, it stars Lamberto V. Avellana, Mike Alcazaren, Raymond Red. 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.

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