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Raya Martin

Oct 19 — Oct 27, 2012

Filipino filmmaker Raya Martin is one of the most distinctive emerging voices in world cinema. Born in Manila in 1984, he has more than a dozen films to his credit: an ambitious, constantly evolving body of work consisting of fiction features, documentaries, shorts, and installations. The youngest artist on Cinema Scope magazine’s 2012 list of the 50 best filmmakers under 50 years old, Martin draws on a wide array of sources—combining pop culture references, archival material, and avant-garde structuralism—in his radically lyrical works. This daring, restless filmmaker with a sensibility all his own suggests entirely new ways of approaching film, personal, and national history.

As part of the retrospective, Martin and Gym Lumbera have created a panoramic video installation, a simplistic altar made from a prohibited film scene, which will premiere in the Museum lobby on Friday, October 19.

All films directed by Raya Martin.

Past Films in Series

Stanley Kubrick sits at a table and looks off camera, sitting next to Malcolm McDowell
A sneering man in a bowler hat, holds a glass of milk and looks straight at the camera
Stanley Kubrick sits at a table and looks off camera, sitting next to Malcolm McDowell
A sneering man in a bowler hat, holds a glass of milk and looks straight at the camera
A man in a suit kneels next to a woman as she reclines in a bath, while draped in a robe, both in 18th century clothes
A sneering man in a bowler hat, holds a glass of milk and looks straight at the camera
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
A man in a suit kneels next to a woman as she reclines in a bath, while draped in a robe, both in 18th century clothes
A man in a suit kneels next to a woman as she reclines in a bath, while draped in a robe, both in 18th century clothes
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
A VHS tape of The Shining being inserted into an old VHS machine.
A man in a suit kneels next to a woman as she reclines in a bath, while draped in a robe, both in 18th century clothes
A man with long hair and in sunglasses sits on a couch and points at the camera
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
A man with long hair and in sunglasses sits on a couch and points at the camera
Spartacus and his fellow gladiators lined up on horses and carrying spears against a blue sky
Spartacus and his fellow gladiators lined up on horses and carrying spears against a blue sky
Spartacus and his fellow gladiators lined up on horses and carrying spears against a blue sky
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
An ominous figure in a red cloak and gold mask points at the camera.
An ominous figure in a red cloak and gold mask points at the camera.
Close up of woman's face looking directly at camera
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
An ominous figure in a red cloak and gold mask points at the camera.
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
A man embracing a woman in bed; both are tense, looking to the left out of frame
A man embracing a woman in bed; both are tense, looking to the left out of frame
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
An army drill sergeant yelling while flanked by cadets in basic training
Close up of woman's face looking directly at camera
Close up of woman's face looking directly at camera
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
An army drill sergeant yelling while flanked by cadets in basic training
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
A deranged man smiling while sitting at a bar
An army drill sergeant yelling while flanked by cadets in basic training
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
A deranged man smiling while sitting at a bar
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
A deranged man smiling while sitting at a bar
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
MoMI movie theater showing 2001: A Space Odyssey
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
Two men speaking from the inside of space pod, their faces in profile
George C. Scott looking confused as he holds a phone
George C. Scott looking confused as he holds a phone
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