10 Best Filipino Indie Movies (Must Watch)
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Indie films are not always a story of drama or comedy. Indie films are in fact stereotyped as being bold, full of nudity and such.
Indie Films are such an art. Art that only some could appreciate. Art that represents the real meaning of the world from different aspects. A transparency, I guess. Indie films are seldom to be seen on big screens, unlike movies that was produced by larger tv networks. But let's all take time watching an el cheapo movies and appreciate how different it was from fantasies and same old love stories we've seen. Let's take a tour into the black side of dimension through art.
I created here a list of Top 10 must watch Filipino Indie Movies. The list is either in particular or not in particular order:
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1. Ang Nawawala (What Isn’t There)
Category: Drama, Romance
This is a story of a guy named Gibson (Dominic Roco) who created an imagination of his dead twin brother, Jamie (Felix Roco) who talks with him every time life becomes unfair and when their mom, Esme (Dawn Zulueta) enters the scene.
Accompanied with one of the best Pinoy film soundtracks you’ll ever listen to supported by the fact that it won the Best Original Music Score in Cinemalaya 8, Ang Nawawala also tackles the life of Gibson in the world of friendzone. If you want to cry, watch this film.
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2. Ang Babae sa Septic Tank
Category: Drama, Comedy
Eugene Domingo fell down to the septic tank.
This is how the film ended and how the film gave justice to the title. The three types of acting: Elevator acting, the TV Patrol acting and “As is, where is” acting was popularized by this film.
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3. Transit
Category: Drama
Transit tackles the life of OFWs and Pinoy immigrants in Israel that suffered from the law deporting their children if found illegitimate to live in the country.
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4. Esktra
Category: Drama, Comedy
This is not a story of Vilma Santos. This is a story of the struggle, triumph and life of every bit players. Sila naman ang bida.
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5. Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay
Category: Drama, Comedy, “Mockumentary”
This is the story of well-loved but not well-known actress who always play manananggal/aswang/white lady or what have you in your mind that is scary named Lilia Cuntapay. She should have been in Ekstra!
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6. Serbis
Category: Drama, Action, Romance
This is a story of family and call boys in the world of prostitution inside a movie house.
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7. Babagwa (Spider’s Lair)
Category: Drama, Comedy
This is a story of a guy named Greg (Alex Medina), a Conman, who tricks other guys (probably bis or gays) on Facebook, asking for money. But, a woman (in character as Alma Concepcion) would change all Greg’s attitude, and his decision to live with that woman is life changing.
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8. MNL 143
Category: Drama, Comedy, Romance
This is the controversial film that was pulled out in Cinemalaya 9 because of wrong casting.
This film rides in on the life of an FX driver (Alan Paule) who meets different types of people and their stories along the way in Manila to QC. Little did he know that he will meet again his wife (Joy Viado) that left him.
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9. Metro Manila
Category: Drama, Romance, Action
The story of the plight of a family that left their life in Banawe and chose to face the chaotic world in Metro Manila.
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10. Signos (The Sign)
Category: Drama, Horror
This indie film tackles environmental issues, superstitions and unexplainable things that haunt the characters.
1 comments
I like this particular post because I am fond of movies. I try to catch as many local indie movies as I can on the big screen but with limited screen time it is a bit hard to do. Of the 10 movies you listed, I have seen 7. I wish I could I have seen them all.
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