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Refiguring American Music
Tropical Renditions: Making Musical Scenes in Filipino America
Duke University Press
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ISBN electronic:
978-0-8223-7514-2
Publication date:
2016
Book Chapter
Epilogue: Rakenrol Itineraries
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Published:April 2016
Ang Nawawala (dir. Marie Jamora, 2012) and Rakenrol (dir. Quark Henares, 2011) are two coming-of-age feature films set in Manila’s indie rock scene. Because of their direct involvement in this scene, both indie directors hold the authenticity necessary for access to certain musical venues, artists, and stories. Yet, due to their personal and filmic storylines’ socioeconomic focus, both directors and their films disobediently listen to Philippine nationalist and international tropes of Filipino indie cinema and their political demands. This epilogue tracks these films’ participation in international film festivals alongside other forms of Manila indie rock culture’s (namely, touring...
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