Happy New Year! We’re excited to start off the year with our first set of films for January. How a city is built, inscribed, remembered and by whom, and the movement within and without this space are explored in this mix of feature and documentary films. Co-presented with the Philippine Italian Association, Hands Over the…
It’s finally December! This month, we’re screening two animated 80s films especially for the community. In Mickey’s Christmas Carol, classic Disney characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece while in Snowman, a boy and his snowman go on an adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus. The screenings…
For this month’s film screenings, we’ve selected four acclaimed animated features with genres that range from historical to musical fantasy comedy. Join us in the exploration of the many possibilities of animation this month of November. The screenings will be held on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays of November, inside the MCAD Multimedia Room, De…
It’s that time of the year again: MCAD brings you #MCADFilmScreamings for the month of October 2017. Growing up is tough – everything is new and overwhelming; truths are being revealed. It feels like you’re starring in your very own horror film, feeling vulnerable and undergoing your own transformation. What you end up turning into…
In line with its ongoing exhibition on performance art, Re-enactments, MCAD presented Erick Beltrán’s Synesthetic Banquet, a special private lecture that combines a visual presentation with dishes especially-designed to extend the reach of a stimulated discourse. The Synesthetic Banquet has been presented in several venues, including Kadist in Paris and San Francisco, and as part…
UPDATE: Due to scheduling conflicts, the September 8 screening of Raise the Red Lantern is moved to the MCAD Multimdeia Room. The home is a fraught site. While individuals’ interest coincide with that of their families, mutual satisfaction is assured. In instances when they are in opposition, a violation occurs, resulting in tragedy. The films…
UPDATE: Due to the SDA Campus being closed, all screenings have been moved to the MCAD Multimedia Room. Thank you. This month’s selection for #MCADFilmScreenings August 2017 focuses on adaptations of the work of Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer Jorge Luis Borges whose works have become classics of 20th-century world literature. The screenings will…
Alt Photo: Video Documentation of Performing Arts A Lecture-Demo with Mark Gary 10 August 2017, 3pm MCAD Multimedia Room Register here to join this talk Performance is ephemeral in nature and documenting this is one way of having a trace of it. Ways to document and display performance art includes photography, video, audio recordings and…
Talk The Talk: A Case Study on the Kagayanen Language 16 August 2017, 3pm FIRST | Coworking Community Rm 502 & 506, First United Bldg, 413 Escolta St, Binondo, Manila Focusing on the Kagayanen language of the Province of Palawan and taking off from her experience in community-based language development and literature production activities, Louise…
Readability as a primary goal of book design looks into fonts as well as production considerations, and results in a book that looks timeless and neutral or reflect its contents. The sensory aspect of a book’s design can provide traction to the reader’s experience of the object, even a challenge to it, so that the…
