Tadhana (film)
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| Directed by | Severino "Nonoy" Marcelo |
| Written by | Severino "Nonoy" Marcelo |
| Based on | Tadhana: History of the Filipino People by Ferdinand Marcos |
| Produced by | Imee Marcos |
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Running time | 54 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
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Tadhana (or Nonoy Marcelo's "Tadhana") [lit. "Destiny"] is a 1978 Philippine adult animated historical satirical comedy film written and directed by cartoonist Severino "Nonoy" Marcelo in his directorial debut.
Considered the first-ever Philippine feature-length animated film established in the 1970s, it was based on a book of the same name by Ferdinand Marcos, the tenth president of the Philippines.[1]
Premise
[edit]The film presents a satirical, humorous and poignant view of the Philippines' history of Spanish colonization through highly original and surreal vignettes fusing art, mythology and music.[2]
Production
[edit]After his first interest of animation filmmaking in the Philippines where he worked his own 7-minute animated short film Annie Batungbakal (1974), he was collaborated with Imee Marcos[3] and José Zabala-Santos by creating the first-ever Philippine full-length animated film, which originally conceived as a television pilot that sought to teach the nation's history from the perspective of the Marcos administration.[4]
Release
[edit]Tadhana was broadcast as a television film on GMA 7, RPN 9, and IBC 13 to commemorate the anniversary of Martial Law in 1978.[5][6][7]
Legacy
[edit]Following the immense success of Tadhana and the "turning point" of Filipino animation as a hub for subcontracted labor in the 1980s, aspiring animators continued to be dominate the film industry as filmmakers to create their own work as the regime took over by the rebellion.[6] Due to lack of commercial release in local theaters, the film was never credited to be the first animated film in the Philippines until Adarna: The Mythical Bird in 1997.[8]
Tadhana was screened at the National Gallery Singapore’s ‘Painting with Light,’ an annual festival of international films on art.[9] Before the screening, the film was rated NC16 for "some nudity" by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tadhana by Ferdinand E. Marcos". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tadhana by Ferdinand E. Marcos". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ Tadhana (1978) | MUBI. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via mubi.com.
- ^ David, Joel (2013). "Forms and Types: Early History of Filipino Animation" (PDF). Amateurish.com.
- ^ Marcelo, Nonoy (July 16, 2022), Tadhana (Animation), Pandy Aviado, Estrella Kuenzler, Bert 'Tawa' Marcelo, retrieved November 17, 2024
- ^ a b Florentino, Maria Paulina P. (July 20, 2018). "Re-animating Philippine Cinema: For Filipinos, By Filipinos". The Reflective Practitioner. 3: 37–57. ISSN 2467-5830.
- ^ Aviado, Pandy (2005). "Isang Balik-tingin sa Pagsasa-Animation ng Tadhana". Huling Ptyk: Da Art of Nonoy Marcelo. The House Printers Corporation. pp. 75–78.
- ^ "Marking of the Past: Original Feature-length Animated Films in the Philippines | animationstudies 2.0". Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nonoy Marcelo's 'Tadhana' now screening at National Gallery Singapore". Manila Standard.
- ^ Admin-Ngs (June 7, 2022). "INCITE—Programme Two (PART 2)". Painting with Light. Retrieved November 17, 2024.