World premiere
Critics' Picks Winner – About Us But Not About Us
The world premiere of the Philippines title "About Us But Not About Us" is truly both an intellectual and a cinematographic pleasure at this year’s PÖFF.
Masterfully orchestrated – with only a small budget, the setting basically consisting of a table, two chairs, two persons talking, one mysterious manuscript and some little food in-between – this two-men drama reminds me of Robert Bresson’s famous words about filmmaking: “Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theatre (actors, direction, etc.) and use the camera in order to reproduce, and those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create. (Robert Bresson. “Notes on the Cinematograph”, New York Review of Books, 2016)
Chapeaux and maraming salamat for this brilliant Philippines masterpiece that combines all crafts that filmmaking comprises.
Niki Nikitin
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Jun Robles Lana (snd 1972) on lõpetanud Santo Tomase ülikooli kommunikatsiooniteaduste eriala. Ta on noorim filipiinlane, kes on esitatud Palanca Kirjanduse Auhinna (Filipiinide vaste Pulitzeri auhinnale) Kuulsuste Halli. Tema esimene sõltumatu film „Bwakaw“ pälvis suurt tunnustust nii kodumaal kui ka rahvusvahelisel areenil, linastudes kümnetel filmifestivalidel üle kogu maailma, sh Torontos, New Yorgis, Tokyos jne. Filipiinid esitasid filmi ka parima võõrkeelse filmi Oscarile 2012. a. „Kalel (15)“, režissööri 18. täispikk mängufilm, esilinastus PÖFFi ametlikus võistlusprogrammis 2019 ja pälvis parima režissööri preemia.
Valik: Gigil (2006), My Neighbor's Wife (2011), Bwakaw (2012), Mga kuwentong barbero (Barber's Tales, 2013), Haunted Mansion (2015), Die Beautiful (2016), Ang dalawang Mrs. Reyes (2018), Ang babaeng allergic sa wifi (The Girl Allergic to WiFi, 2018), The Panti Sisters (2019), Unforgettable (2019), Kalel, 15 (PÖFF 2019), Big Night (2021)