Introducing the ATM11 Film Programme

In our second festival, Cornerhouse presents the first ATM film programme.

Curated by Sarah Perks (Cornerhouse Programme & Engagement Director) and Andy Willis (Reader in Film Studies, University of Salford), this series of features, short films and special events explores the ATM11¹s themes of time and generation through contemporary cinema from across East and South East Asia. It includes six UK premieres, plus a retrospective season of award-winning Filipino director Brillante Mendoza's work.

On the surface, many of these films are concerned with the experiences of the old (Lola, Gallants and Poetry) and young (Hotel Black Cat and Under the Hawthorn Tree) but in reality are about the protagonists’ struggle between the compliant and the dysfunctional, the public and the private.

Brillante Mendoza Retrospective

Director Brillante Mendoza is the first Filipino to win the coveted Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Renowned for a hyper-realist style that utilises the latest in lightweight cinema technology, his films depict the harsh social realities of the contemporary Philippines and tell compelling stories of ordinary people coping in extraordinary situations.

Previously an Art Director for television commercials, Mendoza moved into the field of feature filmmaking in 2005, making his debut with The Masseur. Since then he has become one of the most internationally acclaimed directors on the international film festival circuit.

In addition to the films in the retrospective, don’t miss Mendoza’s short film Purple showing as part of the Quattro Hong Kong I & II double bill.

Supported by the Philippine Embassy, London.

All screenings will start at the advertised times without adverts and trailers.

ATM11 film booking at Cornerhouse.