"Revolution in the consciousness"

[E-mailed 14 July 2010 by Dakila Collective, most likely, friend Van. Got express mail also. Image below is the postcard invitation.]

True revolution begins in the imagination.

DAKILA - Philippine Collective for Modern Heroism with the support of the Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands and the Embassy of Australia, would like to request the honor of your presence on the Opening Night of the Active Vista Film Festival on July 20, 2010, Tuesday, 7:00 in the evening at the Cinema 4 of the Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Edsa, Mandaluyong City.

Active Vista, as the name implies, calls for a more dynamic way of watching films, which is to say, seeing. Our mission is to shape a revolution in the consciousness of the viewing public towards the understanding of human rights as the integral foundation of responsible citizenship and nation building. 

The Active Vista Film Festival is a human rights film festival that will be held in 17 key cities nationwide from July to December 2010. Active Vista offers not only the screening of more than 30 films nationwide but also a short film competition among young and aspiring film makers and an advocacy film making camp in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. 

Dakila is an organization of artists and individuals promoting social consciousness formation through the creative arts. Dakila believes that while art may not change the world, it can change the way we view the world. True revolution begins in the imagination.

For the Festival Opening, we will be screening SIGNOS, a film by Mike de Leon, Jose F. Lacaba, Sylvia Mayuga, Ricardo Lee, Ding Achacoso, Joe Cuaresma, Lito Tiongson, and Joey Zarate. This 1983 film is an independent Brecthian styled documentary about the anti-censorship protest movement, labor and student rallies, and the funeral of Aquino. 

Be part of the Active Vista Film Festival and contribute to this collective effort to enrich, enlighten, educate and entertain the Filipino public. While the support you may provide will not change the world overnight, it will help shape the minds of our people, one viewer at a time. Thank you very much.

Check out www.activevista.com for screening schedules.