Lino Brocka
Biography: Catalino "Lino" Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. In 1983, he founded the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country. Brocka was openly gay and often incorporated LGBT themes into his films.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 07, 1939
Deathday: May 22, 1991
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Kasal?
1980-06-19
Kasal?
Overview: As their wedding day approaches, Joel and Grace open up about their past lovers, and just before the wedding day, their ex-lovers meet up with them.
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Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1980-06-19
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Lino: His Art and Life
1998-01-01
Lino: His Art and Life
Overview: A documentary TV special on the life of Lino Brocka, released in 1998 for Pinoy Blockbuster Original.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Signed: Lino Brocka
1987-10-01
Signed: Lino Brocka
Overview: Documentary filmmaker Christian Blackwood profiles controversial Filipino director Lino Brocka, detailing his rags-to-riches rise in the mainstream film industry of the Philippines. Primarily using interviews with the effusive director himself, Blackwood allows Brocka to describe, in his own terms, the common thematic threads tying together his work, from his own homosexuality to the political repression suffered by Filipinos at the hands of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorial government.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-01
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Mortal
1976-03-05
Mortal
Overview: Mario O'Hara's surreal debut film about a man recovering from mental illness.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Brocka x Bernal
2024-08-08
Brocka x Bernal
Overview: A documentary on the life and work of National Artists Lino Brocka and Ishmael Bernal.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2024-08-08
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Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983-09-28
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Overview: Film critic Tony Rayns interviews Lino Brocka and other prominent Filipino filmmakers.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-09-28
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Manila... A Filipino Film
1975-01-01
Manila... A Filipino Film
Overview: Making-of documentary about Lino Brocka's 1975 film "Manila in the Claws of Light," featuring interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Omens
2008-11-26
Omens
Overview: Signos (1984) is a Super 8mm film documentary that was a true product of its time, a collaboration by film artists and writers, who, in spite of varying political persuations, were united by one common goal – ousting the reviled Marcos regime. It features interviews of courageous personalities who challenged the autocratic rule of the Marcos family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 2008-11-26
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Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
1986-12-10
Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema
Overview: With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in the 80s. Based on Nick Deocampo's first book Short Film: The Emergence of a New Philippine Cinema (1985), it features the first Independent Film and Video Festival held in the Wave Cinema in Cubao, Quezon City, the first video theater in the country.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: tl
Release Date: 1986-12-10
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Five and the Skin
1982-06-02
Five and the Skin
Overview: Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-06-02
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