Category: Lav Diaz
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Editor’s note: In this reflective essay, Gutierrez Mangansakan II recounts acting on a film by Lav Diaz to examine how Mindanao shapes Diaz’s cinema. Blending personal observation with critical analysis, he argues that the director’s duration, restraint, and resistance to…
![[ESSAY] “In Search of Mindanao in the films of Lav Diaz” by Gutierrez Mangansakan II](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lav-diaz.webp?w=1024)
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Circumnavigation Without Glory: Lav Diaz’s Magellan and the Violence of Discovery” by Oliver Farry Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Magellan. Lav Diaz (director), Magellan, 2025. 165 min. Lav Diaz’s Magellan…
![[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Circumnavigation Without Glory: Lav Diaz’s 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛 and the Violence of Discovery” by Oliver Farry](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/review-22history-as-painting-lav-diazs-magellan22-by-alicia-izharuddin.png?w=795)
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Lav Diaz’s Magellan: From Counter-Time to Counter-History” by Ramzzi Fariñas Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Magellan. Lav Diaz (director), Magellan, 2025. 165 min. If the art of history is to be…
![[REVIEW] “Lav Diaz’s 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛: From Counter-Time to Counter-History” by Ramzzi Fariñas](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/images.jpeg?w=294)
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “History as Painting: Lav Diaz’s Magellan” by Alicia Izharuddin Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Magellan. Lav Diaz (director), Magellan, 2025. 165 min. The most striking aspect of Lav Diaz’s Magellan is…
![[REVIEW] “History as Painting: Lav Diaz’s 𝑀𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛” by Alicia Izharuddin](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/httpschajournal.blog20240915magellan.png?w=1024)
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