Scenes Reclaimed: CCP 50 x Cinemalaya 15 (Matte)

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the 15th anniversary of Cinemalaya, this accompanying publication of the exhibition Scenes Reclaimed: CCP 50 x Cinemalaya 15 held at the CCP in 2019 “traces the interrogation of “independent” cinema in view of historical pursuits of freedom in the national narrative. This book, apart from serving as a catalog of the exhibit, is also an educational material for Filipino students and makers of film, a compendium of keywords for a critical pedagogy of Philippine cinema.