Kamera Obskura

Kamera Obskura
Directed by Raymond Red
Produced by Raymond Red
Written by
  • Raymond Red
  • Pen Medina
Music by Diwa de Leon
Cinematography Raymond Red
Edited by
  • Raymond Red
  • Pablo Biglang-Awa
Production
company
  • Pelikula Red
  • Filmex
Release dates
Running time
 83 minutes
Country Philippines
Language 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

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

  1. 1 2 Medina, Ping (2012-07-21). "Raymond Red's not-so-silent film". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. ↑ Kuipers, Richard (2012-08-12). "Review: 'Kamera Obskura'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. ↑ Cruz, Oggs (2012-07-23). "Cinemalaya 2012 Review: Raymond Red's KAMERA OBSKURA". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  4. ↑ "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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