SIGNOS (1984)
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Signos (1984) is a Super 8mm film documentary that was a true product of its time, a collaboration by film artists and writers, who, in spite of varying political persuations, were united by one common goal – ousting the reviled Marcos regime. It features interviews of courageous personalities who challenged the autocratic rule of the Marcos family – like former senator Jose W. Diokno, journalists Joe Burgos, Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, and Ceres Doyo, activist nuns Sister Christine Tan and Sister Mariani Dimaranan, human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag, labor leader Ka Felicing Villados, film director Lino Brocka, Cardinal Sin, among others.
Because of severe media restrictions at that time, the film was circulated through home video which was fondly called called the ‘Betamax circuit.’ ‘Signos’ was compiled and edited by Mike De Leon at the same time as his feature film ‘Sister Stella L.’ In many respects, the two films influenced each other.
‘Signos’ was narrated by Jose Almojuela, and edited by Jess Navarro, Ding Achacoso and Jose Almojuela. Many cameramen shot footage for the film. Among them were Rody Lacap, Joe Cuaresma, Lito Tiongson and Ding Achacoso.
AAWWTV: Legacies of Marcos with Susan Quimpo, Chris Santiago & Noel Pangilinan
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2:11 Chris Santiago reading
34:57 Susan Quimpo reading
1:36:20 Conversation with Noel Pangilinan
1:45:03 Q & A with the audience
We had a rare New York appearance by two out-of-town authors reading works about family turmoil, revolution, and the legacy of Ferdinand Marcos’s rule in the Philippines–a vital reference point to anyone thinking today about authoritarian rule and resistance. Seven members of Susan Quimpo’s family joined the anti-Marcos resistance. Both history and a moving personal story, her book Subversive Lives: A Family Memoir of the Marcos Years tells their powerful saga of revolution and family turmoil and vindication. Second-generation Pinoy poet Chris Santiago writes about uncles who fought against Marcos in his new poetry collection Tula, which explores immigrant identity, the landscape of the Philippines, and the material texture of Tagalog. The event was moderated by professor and journalist Noel Pangilinan, the editor of AAWW’s Open City and himself an activist during the Marcos era.
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20/20 ABC Network Feature On The Marcoses
ABC News Nightline: Marcos & Aquino – 02/05/1986
