'Bagong Buwan,' a 2001 drama film directed by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Marilou Diaz-Abaya and written by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Ricky Lee with Jun Lana, serves as a testament to timeless filmmaking.
National Artist Ricky Lee with Cultural Center of the Philippines vice chairperson Margie Moran-Floirendo and Christian Vallez at the talkback after the screening of the digitally restored version of"Bagong Buwan."MANILA, Philippines — Films mirror society. They are a powerful method of storytelling, depicting many facets of real life, cultural realities and social conflicts.
“It really was a culture of violence,” shared producer Margie Moran-Floirendo during the talkback that followed the screening. “On our trip to Camp Abubakar, we arrived at a checkpoint where there was a little boy. He went in front of our vehicle holding a carved toy Armalite, pretending to shoot us.”However, Moran-Floirendo, who is one of the founders of the Mindanao Commission on Women, believes that Muslims and Christians can be civil.
“Si Marilou ay para sa kapayapaan sa sarili,” said Christian Vallez, mentee of the late filmmaker. He recalled having frequent discussions on film, haiku, calligraphy, and Zen with Diaz-Abaya. “Para makabahagi ng kapayaan sa iba, dapat meron ka mismo sa sarili mo.” Having worked with Diaz-Abaya for years, Lee recalled planning to do double memoirs with the late filmmaker, weeks before her death. Through their recorded conversations, Lee emphasized how Diaz-Abaya would read his script as Ricky and not as Marilou: “Hindi niya ini-impose ‘yung sarili niya. She doesn’t exclude my ideas, even during disagreements.”
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