01February 2020
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The Unconfined Cinema #1
The first-ever special project for film at Art Fair Philippines
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The collective presents
TheUnconfinedCinema
A film about what cinema is — and what else it could be.
Manila · est. 2020 · seven worksScroll — the film begins
Act I — The Question
What is cinema — and what else could it be?
Act II — Unconfining the Frame
Seven works, unconfined
Art fairs, galleries, Instagram Live, a Berlin exhibition, a Super 8 forum, a horror séance, a workshop in Lucban — in order of appearance, 2020 to now.
Act III — The People
FoundersErwin RomuloPhilbert Dy
CollaboratorsAntoinette JadaoneJohn Lloyd CruzBea AlonzoMartika EscobarNick DeOcampoJohn TorresRoxleeFurballDodo DayaoSilke LapinaLav Diaz
Thirteen collaborators · since 2020
Epilogue — Still Rolling
✂ Intermission — end of the new cut
The previous version follows — same story, told the old way.
Score them against each other · the losing cut gets struck