The hashtag #ActivismIsNotTerrorism could have been a minor title for the award-winning socio-political film “Duyan ng Magiting” by Dustin Celestino in the recent Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Director Celestino described the film (that was given an award for Best Ensemble Performance
The hashtag #ActivismIsNotTerrorism could have been a minor title for the award-winning socio-political film “Duyan ng Magiting” by Dustin Celestino in the recent Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
It revolves around the journey of a young activist student named Jose, who was detained as a suspect for the church bombing. In 2012, the best actress award was given in the Director’s showcase to an ensemble—Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro, and Janice de Belen of Mga Mumunting Lihim. The Tribu cast grabbed the best actor award also as an ensemble in New Breed in 2007.
“She’s had so many years of fighting for all the right things, only to realize that this never did her country any good. She then starts doing things for herself. A lot of us are like that. We get so disillusioned that all the decision-making we have now only pertains to ourselves,” Escalante said in an interview.
Civil society groups working on human rights issues have been demonized and vilified under the Duterte administration and reported increased surveillance, intimidation, threats, and other acts of harassment by the authorities. A good friend Redentor Constantino said in his column : “There are no easy conclusions in this movie, where Martin Luther King is paraphrased numerous times to frame many of its chapters. Yes, only in darkness can one see the stars, but when the stars are veiled, how can you overcome darkness with more darkness?”
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