Philippine cinema is polycentric, organized around Metro Manila, and what travels abroad has already been filtered by this hierarchy. Taking Korea as its case, this article examines three circuits of arrival (the film festival, OTT and IPTV/VOD, and the cinematheque), which scatter Philippine films across screens that do not meet, forming a second archipelago of reception. It further names inferential archipelago the operation by which criticism, unable to survey the whole, constructs its object from parts, and sets out its procedures and risks.

Yesong Kim is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Film Theory at the Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia, and Films at Chung-Ang University. Her current research focuses on Asian cinema studies, viewing cultures, and the significance of community cinema.