Abstract
Despite being one of the largest cinematic industries of the first half of the 20th century, the Philippines did not have a national film archive until 2010, an absence that led to the almost complete erasure of its cinematic heritage. But to what extent does this lack of images influence the way in which today's filmmakers view the past? Is it possible to work beyond the archive? To fill the gaps left by an erased memory, which still bears the scars of colonial ruling? Taking its lead from these lines of enquiry, this paper will focus on the work of two Filipino filmmakers: Raya Martin and John Torres. With reference to the concepts of the anarchive and the subjectile, it will explore the possibility of reading their work as performative gestures rather than 'just' movies.
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