I'm starting to feel the pressure in the Philippine independent filmmaking world. actually i'm in a pressure cooker right now. Tangled in a situation where I'm pushed over the edge and forced to replaced an actor which the "higher beings" think isn't suited for the role. At that point I understand now the meaning of politics and bureaucracy in the Filmmaking world. As the writer,Director, Producer of an independent film, I think I got the right to choose the casts that I know is suitable for the film. If at this point, the decision of the filmmakers are being booted out, the meaning of independence is already void. Although good = absorbed, bad = trash. But there comes a point where you're pushed over the edge and forced to make a decision based on other's subjective judgement.
Now I'm getting the full flavor of independent filmmaking in this country, just like the word democracy in this country; it's just a word. Coordinating with an "independent organization" doesn't make you independent, maybe the authentic independent filmmaking only works for people who fund their own films. Right now, I'm in a contemplating mode for making a decision with a gun on my head. Will I stay put and stand up with my choice? or give in to the system? only one choice.
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