Undoubtedly the quintessential “indie” film and made two decades before the term entered the popular lexicon, this was made on a shoestring budget. It was even shot on expired film stock given to the filmmaker by fellow students while studying the craft in Munich.
That Thing Called Tadhana (2014)
Another game-changer in Philippine cinema. It cannot be overstated what kind of impact that this movie, also considered to be an “indie” feature, has had on Philippine cinema—in particular on mainstream movies. The critics loved it but audiences did too. It was a big hit. Essentially a love story, but a more intimate one that we’re accustomed to seeing. For one, it’s probably the only one that shows audiences its two protagonists falling in love, almost in realtime.
Anino(2000)
This is the first and only Filipino film that has ever won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Only 12 minutes long, it’s a homage to one of the greatest films from Philippine cinema’s second Golden Age, Brocka’s Maynila Sa Mga Kuko Liwanag but it augured in the third Golden Age. Directed by one of the godfathers of independent cinema, Raymond Red, it also stars indie legends John Arcilla and Ronnie Lazaro.
Heneral Luna (2015)
The achievement of Heneral Luna was that it proved all its naysayers wrong. Yes, not only could we do historical epics on this scale (the last one before this being Marilou Diaz Abaya’s Jose Rizal) but audiences would flock to it even without a popular actor in the titular role or a major studio marketing it.
Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan (2013)
There are many films by Lav Diaz that could be included here, such as the Silver Bear awarded Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis or Venice International Film Festival best picture Ang Babaeng Humayo. But Norte which premiered in Cannes three years earlier, is still his more definitive work. It was met with universal and worldwide acclaim.
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Perfumed Nightmare (1977)
That Thing Called Tadhana (2014)
Anino (2000)
Heneral Luna (2015)
Norte, Hangganan Ng Kasaysayan (2013)
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1. 1919-1929 | “Dalagang Bukid”
2. 1929-1939 | “Punyal na Guinto”
3. 1949-1959 | “Prinsipe Amante”
4. 1959-1972 | “Uhaw”
5. 1979-1989 | “Himala”