Kamera Obskura

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.

Kamera Obskura
Film poster
Directed byRaymond Red
Produced byRaymond Red
Written by
  • Raymond Red
  • Pen Medina
Music byDiwa de Leon
CinematographyRaymond Red
Edited by
  • Raymond Red
  • Pablo Biglang-Awa
Production
company
  • Pelikula Red
  • Filmex
Release date
Running time
83 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageTagalog
English

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]

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References
  1. 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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