Basal Banar Sa Dulo Ng Daigdig (Sacred Ritual of Truth) 2002 Ages 18+
When
7.15 pm, Wed 25 Nov 2015 (120 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
'This film is a fruition of seven years of rediscovery, of returning to my tribe, the Palaw'an. I originally went home to learn the Dua-Culambo, a spell to separate the rain, but alas, the words to this spell have been forgotten. Instead I learned to dance the Taruk from the surviving Bali-an (Shaman) elders in the Basal ritual and learned from them that to the mind's eye of my Ancestors the Universe is a series of Seven Higher Worlds and Seven Lower Worlds like plates put on top of each other, each one different yet one.' Kanakan Balintagos
'[Kanakan Balintagos's] film tells the legends of the earth and seas, myths connected with the islands, sand tables and coral trees. It is a detailed record of rituals, eulogies and stories as well as a catalogue of water containers, engraved wood pieces and bamboo chimes. But is not a mere record of the past: we see the advancing disintegration of the islanders' life style, which has been invaded by property speculators and supranational corporations. This extraordinary ethnographic documentary also works with a digital imprint of the island, with a global positioning system that helps a government association to create a detailed map of the land. An original combination of modern technologies with simple stories and dance gives rise to a strange tension, a kind of double map of flowing myths, internal and external record of a society.' Ang Huling El Bimbo
Ages 18+
Production Credits
- Director /Script/Editor: Kanakan Balintagos
- Year: 2002
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Country: Philippines
- Language: Filipino
- Subtitles: English
- Sound: Stereo
- Colour: Colour
- Screening Format: 16mm