By Julian Cardenas
Controversial director Darryl Yap and award-winning filmmaker Vincent Tañada show different sides of history surrounding the former Marcos administration and the EDSA revolution back in 1986.
The movies in question are Maid in Malacañang, produced by Viva pictures and directed by Yap, and Katips, directed by Tañada. The first shows the revolution from the perspective of the Marcos family’s last 72 hours in the palace, while the latter shows the life of everyday Filipinos under martial law.
Both films aim to tell the two sides of history on what transpired during the Marcos regime, and the directors themselves said their films were not political statements and are not taking any sides.
Tañada dedicated his film to the people who lived during the Martial Law period in the Philippines.
“This is about the experience of ordinary Filipinos who lived during the martial law period. There are positives and negatives. We must know, and we must watch,” he said.
Yap made a similar comment on his film, saying it was for the critics and bashers who gave the film attention and publicity.
“I still believe that true critics are those who say that they won’t watch it, but they would still watch it,” said Yap in a press conference at Manila Hotel.
Katips and Maid in Malacanang premiered on the same day on August 3. Both films revolve around the different perspectives of history on what occurred during the Marcos regime from the Martial Law period up until the EDSA revolution that toppled them in 1986.
