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| Personal Name | Baay, Ronan Cyrone F. |
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| Resource Title | AlaalA |
| Date Issued | 6 January 2026 |
| Abstract | AlaalA is a 20-minute fantasy-drama film that follows Roman, a young campus journalist who returns to his childhood home in search of a scoop for his feature article on heroism, believing his grandfather was a decorated soldier. But upon returning, he finds that his grandmother, Lola Mina, is dementia-stricken. As he stays to care for her, Roman begins to uncover memories of a time where Martial Law was marked by violence, fear, and the disappearance of her journalist husband, an unsettling contrast to the “golden age” version he was taught. Through research, old photographs, and tape recordings that conflict with the official narratives, Roman comes to suspect that Lola may have crossed over from a parallel universe where the Marcos dictatorship was toppled and the truth remained intact. The film explores the tension between personal and collective memory, historical revisionism, and the fractured truths handed down across generations. Blending science fiction elements like parallel universes with memory studies, the film metaphorizes historical revisionism through the personal memories of Martial Law survivors. Anchored by theories of postmemory and collective memory, AlaalA is a meditation on remembrance as a political act. The film asks what it means to inherit stories from survivors and what responsibilities lie in choosing to carry those memories forward. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Arts in Film |
| Language | Filipino |
| Keyword | short film, heroism, Martial Law, golden age, collective memory, historical revisionism, mandela effect, |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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