Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933)
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October 12, 2023
1h 2m
Overview
Lost cinema. Lost culture. Lost country. Lost people. How to recreate the past with nothing? Cinema of the impossible. The silent past is a horror film. The smell of nitrate in the morning. How many ghosts can the cinema contain? 75 films. 22 years. What is the numerological significance? Too late. Never too late.
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Cast
Susan Roces
Herself (archival footage)
Eddie Garcia
Himself (archival footage)
Mary Walter
Herself (archival footage)
Amalia Fuentes
Herself (archival footage)
Jaime de la Rosa
Himself (archival footage)
Rosanna Ortiz
Herself (archival footage)Ronald Remy
Himself (archival footage)Beth Manlongat
Herself (archival footage)
Romeo Vasquez
Himself (archival footage)
Dante Rivero
Himself (archival footage)
Phillip Salvador
Himself (archival footage)
Mario O'Hara
Himself (archival footage)
Celia Rodriguez
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