Adrian D. Mendizabal is a Filipino media studies scholar based in Manila, Philippines. He is completing his degree on MA Media Studies (Film) at the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI). He is recently a contributing film reviewer of VCinema. He has contributed several essays on Philippine cinema and the local media industry to various publications like Asian Politics & Policy, Plaridel Journal, Kino Punch, NANG 2, La Furia Umana, New Durian Cinema, Transit Journal, Sinekultura Film Journal and MUBI Notebook and is currently working on a research project exploring the relationship of time and Lav Diaz’s cinema. His main interest is film-philosophy.
email: adrian.lessegers@gmail.com
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