The Long Take: Passage as Form in the Philippine Film

• Main Author: Flores, Patrick D.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: editing; development; image; Manila; walking in the city
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss19/5; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1323/viewcontent/_5BKKv00n19_2012_5D_202.3_ForumKritika_Flores.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The essay evolves a thesis around the scene in Manila by Night involving a gay couturier (Manay Sharon) and a blind masseuse (Bea) who weave through a dark alley in the city and engage in a meandering exchange. It asks the question: Can Philippine film theory contemplate a different notion of “passa...