Third World Cinema Club

In collaboration with the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR), Third World Cinema Club presents the first of its roundtable series for its annual Pinoy Rebyu Awards, featuring directors and filmmakers from its lineup of nominees.

In this roundtable, Skilty Labastilla of SFFR talks with Jun Lana, director of Big Night as well as Venice Atienza, director of Last Days at Sea.

The video version of this roundtable can be viewed on the official YouTube channel of the SFFR.

With the competition section done, join us as we talk about selected non-competition films that we loved in this edition of QCinema.

Films Discussed:

Yuni

The Worst Person in the World

Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Memoria

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Notes:

Spoilers are present in this video for all the films concerned.

This is the third and final part of a 3 part episode on QCinema 2021, and the fifth of five episodes about QCinema films.

Our coverage of QCinema 2021's competition section continues! Join us as we talk about the remaining 3 short films in the competition section.

Films Discussed:

i get so sad sometimes

Skylab

Henry

Notes:

Spoilers are present in this video for all the films concerned.

This is the second part of a 3 part episode on QCinema 2021, and the fourth of five episodes about QCinema films.

The biggest local film festival of 2021 (so far?) has ended, and it's time to talk about it! Unreel.ph's Armando Dela Cruz and CNN/Rappler's Jason Tan Liwag joins us as we talk about the competition films of the recently concluded QCinema International Film Festival.

Films Discussed:

It's Raining Frogs Outside (Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol)

City of Flowers

Mighty Robo V

Notes:

Spoilers are present in this video for all the films concerned.

This is the first part of a 3 part episode on QCinema 2021, and the third of five episode about QCinema films.

Our conversation with Lav Diaz and the cast of Historya ni Ha continues!

Notes:

This is the second and final part of a 2 part episode, and the second in a five-episode feature about QCinema.

This episode contains spoilers from Historya ni Ha.

Guests:

Lav Diaz (Director)

Hazel Orencio (Matilde)

Earl Ignacio (Ernesto)

Teroy Guzman (Among Kuyang)

Dolly de Leon (Dahlia)

After three years, ngayon lang kami nagka-trailer. LOL

In this audio, Film Police Reviews' Princess Kinoc tells you why you should listen to our episodes. Like now na. Makinig ka na. OK?

For Year 4 expect more collaboration, more hour-long episodes, more review episodes, and review episodes ng mga film festivals na di mo naman pinupuntahan.

So what are you waiting for? Pakinggan mo na ang Third World Cinema Club - the podcast. We're available on Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes and wherever you get your podcasts from.

This audio was recorded at home.

Background music courtesy of Free Music Archive

Music: Podington Bear - Pretty Simple

Lav Diaz's latest film, Historya ni Ha (History of Ha) premiered at QCinema last week. In this episode of Third World Cinema Club, Lav and the cast of the film talk with John and Raffy about the absolute state of the Philippines yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Notes:

This is part 1 of a 2 part episode, and the first in a five-episode feature about QCinema.

This episode contains spoilers from Historya ni Ha.

Guests:

Lav Diaz (Director)

Hazel Orencio (Matilde)

Earl Ignacio (Ernesto)

Teroy Guzman (Among Kuyang)

Dolly de Leon (Dahlia)

Before we dive in headfirst into QCinema next week, let's talk about what we have watched recently!

Shows and Movies Discussed:

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

I Am U

Mahjong Nights

We Couldn't Become Adults

Notes:

Mild spoilers are present in this episode for some of the shows discussed.

QCinema is coming back by the end of the month! Tristan, John, and guests Armando Dela Cruz and Jason Tan Liwag discuss what they expect from the upcoming short films in the festival's competition section.

QCinema is a hybrid festival with online and in-person screenings from November 26 to December 5, 2021.

Stay tuned as we post more updates regarding the festival, reviews and coverage and all that shiz! For more info visit: https://qcinema.ph/

About the Films:

The winning entries are Skylab by Chuck Escasa; Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol by Maria Estela Paiso; i get so sad sometimes by Trishtan Perez; MIGHTY ROBO V by Miko Livelo and Mihk Vergara; Henry by Kaj Palanca; and City of Flowers by Xeph Suarez.

Skylab by Chuck Escasa is about two troubled boys, a satellite falling to the earth, and dark forces threatening the world. 

Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol tells the story of Maya who is forced to go home to Zambales and confront a house that terrorizes her as frogs rain outside.

i get so sad sometimes is about a gay teenager eagerly waiting for a mature man to finally reveal his face after developing an anonymous sexual relationship with him online.

MIGHTY ROBO V tells what happens when a documentary crew covering the Philippine Giant Monster Defense Institute's Mighty Robo V program learns that the wrong people were hired for the job.

Henry is about a teenager longing for another life when he visits a mansion's construction site to seek compensation for his older brother's work injury.

City of Flowers is set in 2013, when the City of Zamboanga is celebrating the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, just before the Zamboanga siege.  It tells the story of a pregnant couple trying to survive a drought wreaking havoc on their flower farm and raising enough money for the childbirth.

It's an adaptation that was said to be unfilmable - but is it true? John, Tristan, and Unreel.ph's Armando dela Cruz tackles Denis Villeneuve's take on Frank Herbert's 1965 classic Dune in this special collaboration.

Notes:

Spoilers are present for the movie and for some elements of the book as well. Proceed with caution.

This is part 1 of a special collaboration with Unreel.ph and the Pervision podcast. To find part 2 of this collaboration (a talk about the return of PH Cinemas) - it will be released on November 14.

Near the end of the episode John refers to a character as "Javis" instead of "Jamis" because he might as well been a senior citizen at that point. His seppuku due to shame is being scheduled. Joke