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Kasama

A documentary on the underground revolutionary movement in the Philippines.

Kasama, 1988

Kasama Films/Vanguard Films
Director/camera: Rod Prosser
Editor: Russell Campbell

90 minutes, Exempt

A documentary on the underground revolutionary movement in the Philippines.

Kasama depicts the daily life and work of peasant families engaged in a liberation struggle at the time of the ouster of the dictator Ferdinand Marcos.The film was shot over eight months while Rod Prosser was living with the guerillas of the New People's Army (NPA) in the Bicol region.

Screenings: Kasama screened on 5 September 2009 in a programme with The Green Guerillas (1995) as part of the Vanguard Films 30 Years Retrospective held at the Film Archive from 2-12 Septemer 2009.