our thoughts are cradled like an unexperienced parent.
our willingness to be in each others work.
to watch is to live. to live is to watch.
films speak more on how we see our worth to
others...
maybe it's the other way around.
the campus is giving 90s teen drama.
motion pictures is why we are
here.
i am the star.
no, is she. or is he. wait, it's
all of us...
it's the thought counts. it's the frames that
count. it's the thoughts that dictate the rate.
the obligation expands as some of the angels cry over
us. protecting the rest.
some scream like the students in 'cleaners'.
does the comedy make us think? or cry instead in the
seats of
cine lawan --
Me, [insert your name here], a filmmaker. we all win
an award or two. some of us do.
we still keep creating.
my thoughts hold me in a loose trance. dancing with
me in the heat -- walking
with me the rain.
the white lady - i mean ghost- must have stopped recording since
we can here our voices again.
is the world even gonna end? says a fragile student
two rows in front of me. their back facing her
front.
it's giving blue and hidden in the dark. illuminated
by the works of art.
cinema. it's films. movies.
that a big reason i'm alive.
it's a reason to continue
even if there is not a quick
fix to life.
films give us life. or is it
the other way
around?
as the filmmakers desends into madness -
i mean their seats,
they soak the experimental footage,
red dirt sprinkled everywhere in
a ditch--
one weeps and the other takes a shot
for a share later.
everything happens because we filmed it.
thought it. cast it. documented. recorded.
edited.
distributed.
a feedback loop.
we think we know how the plot will unfold.
i see the colors from the projections even
as i look ahead. Still. Here.
I am still here as
my thoughts-
I’m excited to share that “I am still right here for hello poetry” has taken on a new dimension. I created a short film inspired by the poem, and it had its premiere at the 2023 Mindanao Film Festival. I invite you to experience the journey from words to visuals—watch the film here: https://youtu.be/EZK15ska71c?si=UacqFPtbneDJfYeO.
Thank you for being a part of this creative adventure.
