Independencia
France, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines
2009
77 Min
Black and White
Filipino, Tagalog
Synopsis
Early 20th century Philippines. The sounds of war signal the arrival of the Americans. A mother and son flee to the mountains, hoping for a quiet life. One day, the son discovers a wounded woman in the middle of the forest, and decides to bring her home. Years pass. Man, woman and child live in isolation from the growing chaos all over the country. But a coming storm soon threatens their existence, and American troops draw nearer. —Cannes Film Festival
Director
Raya Martin
Raya Martin was born in 1984 in Manila, Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines Film Institute in 2005 and worked as writer and researcher in local television, newspaper, radio and online magazines. His short film “The Visit” won the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema in Cinemanila International Film Festival, 2004, and his documentary, “The Island at the End of the World”, won best documentary at the .mov International Digital Film Festival 2005. His first feature film, A Short Film about the Indio Nacional (Or The Prolonged Sorrow of the Filipinos) won the Lino Micciche Award at Pesaro Film Festival, Italy in 2006. He is the first Filipino filmmaker to be accepted in the prestigious Cannes Festival Cinefondation Residence in Paris, France. —Independencia Films
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soiwaswrong
18Jun13
I've waited for it for 4 years and I must say that my long wait didn't disappoint me. What I like about this film is that it is very Filipino in terms of superstitions,saying and tradition. It was perfectly directed that shown Filipino culture.
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Raya Martin and His Visions of Postcolonial Realities
By Adrian Mendizabal on October 25, 2012
An in-depth look at the films of Filipino filmmaker Raya Martin.
Video of the day. Raya Martin's "Ars colonia" (2011)
By Daniel Kasman on July 22, 2011
Watch the amazing short by the talented Filipino auteur created for the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Tuesday Morning Foreign Region DVD Report: "The Saga of Anatahan" (Josef Von Sternberg, 1953)
By Glenn Kenny on February 23, 2010
Josef von Sternberg's The Saga of Anahatan announces itself as "a postscript" to the Asian portion of World War II, and for many years the
The Auteurs Daily: Toronto and NYFF. Independencia
By David Hudson on October 6, 2009
"Although it occasionally gets carried away by its own reflexive spirit, Independencia is far more than the cute formal exercise its premise
NYFF 09: Triumph of the Micro-Features
By Daniel Kasman on September 24, 2009
Above: This land is ours: Revolutionary war re-enactors in Deborah Stratman’s O’er the Land. Time is precious these days, and audiences are
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By David Hudson on September 2, 2009
"The international independent film community may be sprawling in size physically, separated by continents, countries, and language
Movie Poster of the Week: "Independencia"
By Adrian Curry on August 21, 2009
Independencia, just recently selected for the New York Film Festival, is 25 year old Filipino auteur Raya Martin’s seventh feature and hopefully
Cannes 2009: The Saga of a Guerilla in the Philippines ("Independencia," Martin)
By Daniel Kasman on May 20, 2009
Raya Martin's Independencia has found the cinematic equivalent of a double negative: artifice referencing artifice cancels itself out. His
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Independencia defines the price of independence
By Fidel Antonio Medel on May 15, 2010
Much has been said about the illustrious history of defiance of the Filipino people against foreign imperialists. A number of films had been made to commemorate the heroism of the Rizal’s and the Bonifacio’s… read review
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