Editor, writer and filmmaker Erwin Romulo curates this months screenings, the films complement MCAD’s current exhibition ‘the center will not hold’. These films look into the interrelation of film and migration, and forms of subverting, engaging, rethinking, proposing and resisting a challenging present. Balikbayan #1 April 3, 5,& 7 Directed by Kidlat Tahimik Kidlat Tahimik…
MCAD’s screenings for the month of March is curated by editor, write and filmmaker Erwin Romulo, the film screenings complement MCAD’s current exhibition ‘the center will not hold’. These films look into the interrelation of film and migration, and forms of subverting, engaging, rethinking, proposing and resisting a challenging present. Yield March 20, 22, 24…
Acts of Life is a critical research residency initiated by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Manila with the support of the Goethe-Institutes in Singapore and Manila. At the heart of the programme is a commitment to critical research of the rapidly changing landscape of the…
Can you believe it’s almost the end of the year? With Christmas right around the corner we can’t help but feel excited. To get everyone in a festive spirit, we’ve chosen 3 Christmas films to screen on December. Arthur Christmas 2011 | British-American | PG | 1hr 37min Every year, Santa and his army of…
For the month of November, we will be screening back-to-back episodes from the documentary television series, How It’s Made. The show explores how the everyday objects or products we seldom stop to think about are made. In each episode, viewers learn how many common items – such as chocolate mints, skeletal replicas, pet nail trimmers,…
As part of MCAD’s on-going residency partnership with NTU CCA Singapore and the Goethe Institute, we invite you to join Vienna-based philosopher, Fahim Amir for a public lecture at 3pm, 30 October 2018, SDA Cinema,12/F De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, SDA Campus, P.Ocampo Street, Manila. Fahim Amir works at the intersections of nature, cultures…
Learn to create products with better quality or better environmental value through an upcycling workshop with Manuel Dacanay and Wilfredo Tubig of the Industrial Design program of the De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde. For interested participants, kindly send proposals for assessment/evaluation on or before October 19 2018 to mcad@benilde.edu.ph. The workshop is on…
Stop-motion Animation Workshop October 13, 10am–5pm MCAD Multimedia Room Stop-motion Animation in partnership with Benilde’s Animation Program, this hands-on experience for children aged 10-14 uses the latest Stop Motion Studio app. The workshop will explore a variety of materials that can be used in stop-motion filming and will teach techniques on how to develop ideas and…
Though film is a very visual medium, music is equally as essential to film. Music is what excites us, makes us fall in love, and pulls at the audience’s heartstrings. This month’s selection of films about music shows how music is important and integral in any culture, from Italy to China to Australia and beyond….
“Meals make the society , hold the fabric together in lots of ways that are charming and interesting and intoxicating to me.” – Anthony Bourdain People of all cultures find their identity in art and food, that’s why almost any country has its own iconic food0related film. Bourdain said, “If I’m an advocate of anything,…
