Philippine Cinema

The activist and filmmaker talks to Rolling Stone Philippines about hurdling censorship, enforced disappearance, and what’s next for the documentary on desaparecidos

Close your history textbooks. In Magellan, Lav Diaz deconstructs the failures of its titular character as an explorer and wrestles with hidden possibilities from various historical accounts

The teaser also features Rocco Nacino returning to the Bar Boys universe, along with Emilio Daez as one of the film’s several new cast members

Featuring real people and real-world perspectives, Guerilla Report saw film enthusiasts and practitioners debate the cultural, structural, and economic challenges facing Philippine cinema today

For Rolling Stone Philippines’ State of Affairs live event, Chairman and CEO of the Film Development Council of the Philippines Jose Javier Reyes spoke on why the act of supporting Filipino cinema is a two-way street