Tuli R: Auraeus Solito Land: Philippinen 2006 Drehformat: HDV Format: HD Länge: 113 Minuten Sprache: Tagalog mehr Informationen

Tuli bezeichnet, wörtlich übersetzt, eine traditionelle Beschneidung und markiert einen Übergangsritus. Vor dem Hintergrund der Passionsspiele während der Osterzeit erzählt der Film in einer ganz eigenen, irritierenden Bildsprache die Geschichte junger Menschen auf dem Weg in die Erwachsenenwelt. Dabei wirft Regisseur Solito einen mitunter bizarren Blick auf die religiösen, sexuellen und spirituellen Phänomene seiner Heimat, in der seine jungen Darsteller Pop-Status als Schauspieler genießen. [aus dem Forumprogramm]

How would you describe the aesthetics of your film?
Aesthetically, “Tuli” is my ode to old Filipino films set in the lush provinces of the Philippines. I saw these films on television when I was a kid of the 70s in Philippine TV. Since “Tuli” which literally mean cirmcumcision is about a circumciser and his daughter who rebels against the macho society that entraps here; with her anger towards her alcoholic father, she finds solace and love in her female bestfriend.
The film is set in the Holy week or Lent amidst the mixing of Indigenous Filipino and Christian rituals; blood, sweat and tears are illuminated in this setting of forgiveness and redemption; where everything seem pure and innocent once again; we needed a golden brown hue to give the sense of summer and at the same time strong greens, a sense of lush forest and isolation.

Why did you choose to shoot on a digital format (was it solely for financial reasons, or did aesthetics play a role)?
A little of both. With my documentaries and short films we shot on 16mm, but 16mm facilities in the Philippine Information Agency got busted so most of the 16mm filmmakers shifted to Digital.

Which format exactly did you choose (MiniDV, DVCAM, HDV, HD...), and why?
For my first dramatic feature film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros” we shot on Mini-DV. This, my second feature “TULI” was shot on HDV.

What was special about shooting digital (e.g. compared to 35mm, was it your first time with dv or are you used to it ..)?
Firstly, it’s a lot cheaper than film. I believe digital technology has democratized filmmaking and has equalized the playing field for third world to first world filmmakers. Now we can tell more of our own stories without a big studio. Digital Filmmaking gave birth to a New Wave of South East Asian filmmakers. A new batch of filmmakers from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines are making more films digitally.
Secondly, its light and easy. The cameras could go to places a 35mm cannot shoot in. We now can film deep inside the hearts of a Manila Ghetto or a remote Philippine province. Filmmaking is much easier, a smaller crew is required. Plus we could shoot more footage.
Thirdly, the technology is new and exciting. Many possibilitie can be made through color grading. Editing is much much easier than 16mm.

What was your shoot-edit ratio?
Since I was used to 16mm, an average of 1-7 ratio.

One good word about DV / HDV (or two):
It democratizes technology.

One bad word about DV / HDV (or two):
Sometimes video-like.