Ang Libingan ng mga Pantas ng Perya
Abstract
Santos, J.J.R. (2013). Ang Libingan ng mga Pantas ng Perya, Unpublished Undergraduate Thesis, University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication.
Ang Libingan ng mga Pantas ng Perya explores last stand of the physically deformed entertainers of local town fairs. The film revolves around Mikhail Bakhtin’s Theory of the Carnivalesque, stating the importance of the carnival in maintaining a healthy society, as well as the freedom the masses get from it. The disfigured make a living in fiestas because of the way they look. The film makes use of strong imagery and sound art to convey the plight of the ones involved in this defunct form of entertainment