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🎬 The Revolution is Open Source After 4 years of supporting advocacy across the Asia-Pacific, Cinemata.org is going fully open-source. Launching July 31: CinemataCMS 2.0 — a purpose-built, community-driven alternative to Big Tech video platforms.

Read about Likhang Mulat VII, its themes, and Cinemata’s ongoing partnership with FEU–DepComm in our latest article: 👉 cinemata.org/blog-likhang-m…

Held in commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Likhang Mulat VII features films that confront injustice, amplify silenced voices, and reflect how human rights are lived and felt in everyday life.

🎬 Likhang Mulat VII is now streaming on Cinemata Cinemata is the exclusive online host of the 7th Likhang Mulat: FEU Film Movements Festival - our 4th year partnering with FEU–DepComm. 🗓 Watch 14 student films for FREE 📅 Dec 12–21 🎥 cinemata.org/playlists/G9Z5… #LikhangMulatVII

EXPERIMENTAL ILOKANO CINEMA! The award-winning and retrospective short film lineup of the 8th Parmata Film Exhibition is currently streaming on Cinemata, available until February 28, 2026. Stream now: cinemata.org/user/PARMATA20…

Nusrat Sharmin Neela’s Maagna accomplishes much: it distills a societal trauma into a single, unforgettable gesture. Chameli, a sex worker, refuses payment on Saturdays as a way to shield others from rape. The film is about the power to resist and say no. cinemata.org/view?m=vjH7NPV…

In the Laotian film, Strong Heart (2016), the women refuse victimhood and assert agency through the mundane, tedious, and repetitive gestures of seeking and retrieval of unexploded ordnances, embodying a politics of care amid ruin. Watch: cinemata.org/edit?m=GlPACvu…

In The Sacred Forest, the Kui community upholds customs that promote harmony with the land. Produced by the Sunflower Film Organization, this documentary offers an intimate look at resilience, tradition, and the connection between people and nature. cinemata.org/view?m=90RXjQK…

Alexa Young and Andrew Garton introduce the Ian Urquhart Cinereel Archive, unfolding rare and precious 8mm reels filmed in Sarawak’s highlands between 1955 and 1965. Garton writes about them: andrewgarton.com/2025/07/30/the… Watch their intro to the collection: cinemata.org/view?m=K49yrCe…

With deep gratitude to everyone who made Cinemata Currents 2025 possible—our curators, partners, communities, and viewers across the region. You carried this festival with care and made this guidebook possible. Let’s carry the current forward. 🌊

This is not a rulebook, rather it’s a living document designed to be shared, adapted, and remixed across contexts. Whether you're in a classroom, microcinema, or grassroots organization, Mapping the Currents offers a framework you can make your own.

Just Released: Mapping the Currents: A Manual for Community-Centered Cinema is here—built from the heart of Cinemata Currents 2025. Read and download the manual here: engagemedia.org/2025/mapping-t…

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2 DAYS TO GO CinemataCMS 2.0 officially launches on July 31, 5:00 PM Manila time. An open-source, community-built video platform for advocacy and social impact. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Margie Espiritu speaks of women bent over wires in an electronics factory, their health unraveling. The union traces the sickness to neglect. Now, collective action intervenes and seeks to rewrite the story. Watch Kwentong Obrera cinemata.org/view?m=jrKz7lH…

A film made in exile by Na Gyi and Artists' Shelter, inspired by many stories from the movement following the February 2021 coup ďétat in Myanmar — drawing lessons from #TransitionalJustice mainstreaming effort from @asiajusticerights.

As a coup destroys lives, a young doctor finds refuge at a settlement near the Myanmar-Thailand border. He must confront his own trauma with others in need of healing — a reflection of millions of others still facing it. Watch "Our Turn" on @Cinemata: cinemata.org/view?m=JfX6QgG…

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🚀 It’s official: CinemataCMS 2.0 is launching July 31! A purpose-built, open-source video platform for social issue filmmakers, educators, and human rights advocates in the Asia-Pacific. Read: engagemedia.org/2025/cinematac…