Kamera Obskura
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| Directed by | Raymond Red |
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| Produced by | Raymond Red |
| Cinematography | Raymond Red |
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| Music by | Diwa de Leon |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | Tagalog English |
Kamera Obskura is a 2012 Filipino drama film produced and directed by Raymond Red. It was co-written by Red and Pen Medina, who stars as the protagonist of a fictional lost film recovered by film archivists.
Plot
Film archivists uncover a lost Filipino black-and-white silent film about an escaped convict who uses a magic camera to help the people of a small town. After showing the 70-minute film, the archivists debate its significance and the best way to preserve Filipino cinema.
Cast
- Pen Medina as Juan, star of the lost silent film
- Joel Torre
- Nanding Josef
- Abe Pagtama
- Suzette Ranillo
- Ping Medina
- Irene Gabriel
- Lou Veloso
- Bert Habal
- Archie Adamos
- Madlen Nicolas
- Teddy Co
- Cesar Hernando
- Ricky Orellana
Production
Red was influenced by Metropolis and Zelig. Red says that he had not seen The Artist prior to filming.[1]
Release
Kamera Obskura premiered at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on July 21, 2012.[1]
Reception
Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that Red "succeeds marvelously in conceptual and visual terms, but his soundtrack strategy is likely to sharply divide audiences".[2] Oggs Cruz of Twitch Film criticized both the score and the fictional film-within-a-film but called the concept "utterly brilliant".[3]
Kamera Obskura won Best Original Music Score, Best Direction, and Special Jury Prize at Cinemalaya.[4]
References
- ^ a b Medina, Ping (2012-07-21). "Raymond Red's not-so-silent film". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (2012-08-12). "Review: 'Kamera Obskura'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Cruz, Oggs (2012-07-23). "Cinemalaya 2012 Review: Raymond Red's KAMERA OBSKURA". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "2012 Cinemalaya awards: Diablo is Best Picture; Eddie is Best Actor". The Philippine Star. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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