Bangkok Cinema Scene special: Death in the Land of Melancholia: Lav Diaz Retrospective in Thailand
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A pioneer and inspiration for the current independent film movement in the Philippines, Lav Diaz will be in Bangkok this week to help kick off a three-month-long series of screenings of his films in Bangkok and Phuket. The title really captures the spirit of it all: Death in the Land of Melancholia: Lav Diaz Retrospective in Thailand.
Diaz broke away from commercial filmmaking in 2002 when he made Batang West Side, which set the tone for the Pinoy New Wave movement, using digital cameras, experimental techniques and boundless running times. Diaz’ other films include the 11-hour-long Evolution of a Filipino Family, which took 11 years to make, the mind-blowing Heremias Book One (nine hours) and the 11-hour Death in the Land of Encantos. His latest film, the seven-and-a-half-hour-long Melancholia, won the Horizons Award at the 2008 Venice Film Festival. I w …

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