UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ COUNTER/PUBLIC: THE POLITICS OF COMMITTED FILM IN THE PHILIPPINES A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA by Daniel Rudin September 2021 The Dissertation of Daniel Rudin is approved: _________________________________ Professor Sharon Daniel, chair _________________________________ Professor Steve Anderson _________________________________ Professor Yiman Wang _________________________________ Associate Professor Steve McKay _____________________________ Peter Biehl Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies