Better late than never… Took me a while to finish because of my master’s thesis and other life stuff. Well, let’s get right to it!
My favorite films in 2025: Films that heal Read Post »
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If you weren’t able to go to the World Con because of the whole flight fiasco following the war in the Middle East, schedule conflicts, a family emergency, or some other reason, here’s something I wrote that I hope will give you some encouragement. Today, my siblings and I missed the Arrows PK meeting (I’m
To the people who can’t go to the World Con Read Post »
Reflections
An android who couldn’t feel emotions taught me how to stop overthinking mine. It started at a university workshop on perfectionism several years ago, where I was taught to recognize the specific ways it’s been damaging me and that I needed to put a stop to certain mindsets and behaviors I had. Part of what
How a fictional character helped me cope with perfectionism and social anxiety Read Post »
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Here’s an account of how I made a film and gained experience from Michael Goorjian’s indie filmmaking workshop. I was chosen out of 80 applicants along with 20 other classmates and boy, was it an experience to remember.
Attending an independent filmmaking workshop – Making food for the soul Read Post »
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I’ve been pondering about the push-and-pull of what it means to be a creative. Especially being someone from a third world country. Or maybe it touches everyone in general. Here’s my journey so far… I have been invited by God to live a life of creativity. But there’s always been something holding me back from
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Do you ever get those times when you come across an old story you don’t even remember writing, but it seems as if someone else – better than you – wrote it, YET, all the evidence says that YOU yourself wrote it – and you can’t even believe it because it’s too wonderful? This is
The Heartsong – a story Read Post »
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“A Quiet Place: Day One” is the type of restrained, slower cinema and drama that I find lovely to watch, even if I’m not into thrillers/horror films, because of all its layers and beautiful themes. It reminded me of when I was an earthquake relief volunteer in Nepal, and resonated with me as a poet
Music in contemporary motion pictures remains a highlight for casual filmgoers – with many people recognizing themes from popular franchises like Marvel and Lord of the Rings, and others creating playlists of their favorite film music on Spotify or Youtube. However, considered on a more scholarly approach, film music often acts as a driver for film narrative.
“Can You Hear the Music?”: How Contemporary Movies Use Film Music as a Narrative Tool Read Post »
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I had started working on this blog post about the fear of death and the brevity and preciousness of life – I’d already written the body of it – when we heard news of another Filipino tragedy. We’d already received the bad news of two other incidents in the past week… Just two Sundays ago,
At film school last semester, I became attuned to the importance of the debate whether movie theatres will still exist or not in the future, and how it’s important to still watch movies in the theatre. (I guess the first time I heard about this debate was in 2021, through my Intro to Filmmaking class,
On watching movies in the theatre Read Post »
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