My level of truth about indie films

by Julius Roden

Posted on INQUIRER.net Cybervision

September 06, 2009

The Philippine movie industry today is polluted by queer digital indie films, some of them have bagged prestigious international awards.

Misinformed Filipinos, however, stick with the idea that when it comes to independent films, it is always about gay human beings fighting for their share in this world in a very complicated and poignant circumstance some of us who got attached to this so-called standard believe to be very different from being normal.

The blame is within you, you and you since it is only delivered to you by your own perception just the way you wanted it to be.

In my own reality, I believe that an indie film is from the word ‘indie’ itself, which is a shortcut for independent. Being independent means being able to express one’s thoughts, emotions, ideas and vibration without no one to fear. This is for the artists if I must say so.

A movie shot on negative film like the passé style and a movie shot using professional digital cameras can be considered independent film if it is low budget and done artistically without trying to please the audience.

It is effortless in every sense.

Therefore, once again, in my own reality, I would like to vibrate to my co-creators in this time space illusion that independent films is about freedom without thinking of how it’s going to attract money. It is just the way it is.

But this physical world we live in is controlled by some bankers; therefore, we have this thing called money that limits every move all of us want to make. It conflicts the great potential every artist has. Caging these magnificent creators in prison. Some find ways to escape while others reach death without having their names remembered and be told to the next chapter of this awesome universe.

I pray that today, other great artists will dare escape from their prison and find a way to get aligned with their vibrational match and focus on it.

Independent films are not just about gay love scenes, dramatic stories of poverty, rough sex and violence but rather everything there is and more than every physical human being could ever imagine.