The writing journal of Ladder Production Films

Letters
& Thoughts

Poetry, essays, photography, and books shaped by an artist’s way of seeing.

Books on a Ladder

Meet Ladder Production Films’ developing publishing imprint and reading library.

Books and editions

A book by Andy Denson

In development

A collection of poems and photographs about the body, faith, desire, memory, and everyday life.

Books on a Ladder brings Ladder’s writing and image-making into print, alongside the essays, poetry, and film research published here.

Research & curation

Explore the Bisaya film research, approaches to building a viewing program, and focused research inquiries for a class or cultural project.

Island life as the subject, not the backdrop. By Andy Denson.

Writing on Medium

A living guide to Cebuano and Visayan cinema. Check each entry for its viewing source and availability.

A poem about films and filmmakers, written at the 2023 Binisaya Film Festival in Cebu.

Developing The Yellow Hotel in Cebu and tracing the production’s early life.

An introduction to the independent production company, art collective, and its Cebu practice.

For the moving-image work, visit the I Am Still Right Here film record.

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