MARG1N Filipino Launch 

June 7, 2024

Sine Pop
14 St Mary, Quezon City

Prepare to set sail on June 7 with MARG1N’s Manila launch at Sine Pop! Join us as we celebrate Southeast Asian writers, freebooting spirits, and our shared love for Philippine Cinema. 

We are launching our first print issue, Pirate.Lov3r.2024.mkv through an intimate curated film programming.

Our doors are open to local artists, cinephiles, or the curious who are ready to embrace fresh and young perspective.

Sabai Sabai

An interactive installation of a comfortable space filled with one’s favorite books and music. Designed with introverts in mind. Guests may come inside to read, chill, and have hushed conversations.

MARG1N will provide additional furniture and décor outside of the Uratex requests.

Talkbacks

Two panels will revolve around independent magazine making and the local film scene.

Talk 1 – “MARG1N Writer’s Panel”

A conversation with several MARG1N writers (Jason Tan Liwag, Red Sales, Mervine Aquino, and Celine Jao) on their experiences with the project, writing about film, and future of Philippine Cinema and distribution. Moderated by Eunice Helera, a programmer and film events organizer.

Talk 2 – “You Wouldn’t Download a Magazine… Would You?”

A brief presentation by Alyssandra Maxine, MARG1N’s managing editor, on the collective’s origins and her tips for self-publishing and collaborating internationally.

Tote Bag Painting/Guhit

For a small fee, guests will get to paint MARG1N totebags with optional prompts for image-making.

Mixtape Swap/P2P Sharing

Guests who come in with their own curated mixtape of their “favorite things” (music, podcasts, anything audio) will receive a 25 PHP discount for the ticket screenings and receive another’s mixtape in turn.

Merch Booths

Several local collectives and brands—Kinoise and Worn Expressions—will be selling a limited number of event-relevant items alongside MARG1N merchandise and the magazines.

F&B

Couch Club will be providing coffee and drinks. Yan Yan Intl. Ph will provide snacks for the first 100 guests. Toso.ph will provide pizza.

Programming

BUY YOUR TICKETS FOR THE FILM SCREENINGS OF:
Kung Wala Nang Tulad Natin (2016) by Sam Manasca
Further and Further Away (2022) Polen Ly
Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019) by Kavich Neang

TICKETS ON OUR WEBSITE marg1n.com

> BLOCK A (2-4 PM)
> BLOCK B (5-7 PM)

*Note: both BLOCK A and BLOCK B have the same film setlist. Come for either one 

A limited number of Issue 1s may still be purchased through our website. Please visit it for more info and to secure your copy: https://marg1n.com

Kitakits!

Main poster designed by @iveseenyou.before

About MARG1N

MARG1N is a Southeast Asian film magazine based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Our annual publication links two Southeast Asian countries under a single theme, exploring cinema peripherally. Each page reimagines the region’s cinematic pulses. We aim to unite readers, writers, and filmmakers under the tapestry of words and images and highlight beyond what has been directed, written, or read.

As a young organization they are committed to playful explorations of art criticism, uniting international communities, and exploring the vastness of film in Southeast Asia.