SYNOPSIS
Pop art and politics! A documentary on the controversial history of the medium of Filipino komiks, culminating in the National Artist debacle with Carlo J. Caparas and the eventual historic recognition of the first National Artist for Visual Arts from the comics medium, Francisco Coching.
Directed by Keith Sicat
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Official Selection, CineTotoo Film Festival
Official Selection, FACINE, San Francisco USA
REVIEWS
“They call them graphic novels here, mangas in Japan and komiks in the Philippines. “Komikero Chronicles” is a documentary detailing the history of this intriguing art form, and how artists have been able to slip in politically and culturally revolutionary messages even in the face of, in some cases, dictatorship.”
G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle





