Beyond the Mainstream: A Salute to Philippine Independent Cinema (1986)
With interviews with National Artists Lamberto Avellana and Lino Brocka and myriad talents from the Mowelfund community such as Nick Deocampo and Raymond Red, Beyond Mainstream documents the robust energy of nascent independent filmmaking in the country in the 80s. Based on Nick Deocampo's first book Short Film: The Emergence of a New Philippine Cinema (1985), it features the first Independent Film and Video Festival held in the Wave Cinema in Cubao, Quezon City, the first video theater in the country.
Directors: Teddy Co, Josephine Atienza, Nick Deocampo.
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Lamberto V. Avellana as |
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Mike Alcazaren as |
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Raymond Red as |
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Lino Brocka as |
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Nick Deocampo as |
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Kanakan-Balintagos as |
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Carlos Siguion-Reyna as |
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Larry Manda as |
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Cynthia Cruz as Narrator |
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Ricky Lee as |
| Production | Rolfie L. Velasco | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Teddy Co | Director |
| Directing | Josephine Atienza | Director |
| Writing | Teddy Co | Writer |
| Writing | Josephine Atienza | Writer |
| Writing | Lilet Pelgone | Writer |
| Editing | Larry Manda | Editor |
| Editing | Raymond Red | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Melchor Bacani III | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Larry Manda | Cinematography |
| Sound | Larry Manda | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Nick Deocampo | Director |
| Production | Nick Deocampo | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Nick Deocampo | Writer |