Film critic Le Baltar highlights the powerful films emerging from local cinema that address the pressing issues of our time. Despite challenges faced by local film festivals, they continue to showcase a diverse range of films, from festival favorites to hidden gems.
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The movies that bubbled to the top of this year-end list, I realized, are ones that respond to the many urgencies of our time,' writes film critic Le Baltar In no way does it mean, though, that local creators did not produce movies this year that remind us no other medium could meet the power of cinema.
Some of these titles not only distracted us from routine demands of life but also dared to imagine alternatives, despite many despites. Sampling the bounty is already taxing; summing up what is arguably the best, as canon-making goes, requires a whole lot of commitment and a little dose of insanity. The movies that bubbled to the top of this year-end list, I realized, are ones that respond to the many urgencies of our time — not that movies always have to sponge its zeitgeist, but it’s particularly telling in a year suffused withand drama. From festival breakouts to gems under the radar, these are the finest works local cinema could offer this 2024.Though far from perfect chiefly due to hurdles with screenings, ticketing, and technical delays, thestill towers above local film fests, boasting an expanded slate of world cinema darlings and homegrown titles, section debuts, short film-focused programming, alongside industry initiatives through its project market, panel sessions, masterclasses, and critics lab. It is a befitting coming of age, in the way coming of age is always marked by a kaleidoscope of emotions.Leave it to Whammy Alcazaren to bring a serious amount of heat in yet another sleek, whimsical, polychromatic joint in, a propulsive, hybrid film about a multiverse of madness and hardened life in the Philippines, featuring the underrated Sharon Ceneta and every animation style you could think o
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