The Archival Afterlives of Philippine Cinema
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The Archival Afterlives of Philippine Cinema

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Archival Afterlives of Philippine Cinema

About this book

Drawing on cultural policy, queer and feminist theory, materialist media studies, and postcolonial historiography, Bliss Cua Lim analyzes the crisis-ridden history of Philippine film archiving—a history of lost films, limited access, and collapsed archives. Rather than denigrate underfunded Philippine audiovisual archives in contrast to institutions in the global North, The Archival Afterlives of Philippine Cinema shows how archival practices of making do can inspire alternative theoretical and historical approaches to cinema. Lim examines formal state and corporate archives, analyzing restorations of the last nitrate film and a star-studded lesbian classic as well as archiving under the Marcos dictatorship. She also foregrounds informal archival efforts: a cinephilic video store specializing in vintage Tagalog classics; a microcuratorial initiative for experimental films; and guerilla screenings for rural Visayan audiences. Throughout, Lim centers the improvisational creativity of audiovisual archivists, collectors, advocates, and amateurs who embrace imperfect access in the face of inhospitable conditions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acronyms
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Introduction: Keywords for Philippine Cinema’S Archival Afterlives
  6. Chapter One. A Tale of Three Buildings: Marcos Cultural Policy and Anarchival Temporality
  7. Chapter Two. Silence, Perseverance, and Survival in State-Run Philippine Film Archives
  8. Chapter Three. Privatization and the ABS-CBN Film Archives
  9. Chapter Four. Queer Anachronisms and Temporalities of Restoration: T-Bird at Ako
  10. Chapter Five. Informal Archiving in a Riverine System: Video 48 and the Kalampag Tracking Agency
  11. Chapter Six. Binisaya: Archival Power and Vernacular Audiences in Iskalawags
  12. Epilogue. Of Audiences and Archival Publics: Pepot Artista
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index