IN ITS SECOND Metropolis film screening series, Anahata Foundation and Linao Films present this chilling 80-minute narrative about three lives, “intertwined in an age of racial profiling and government crackdown”. Rigodon, which literally means a lively jumping quickstep for paired dancers in two concentric circles moving towards opposite ends and result in changing partners as the circles rotate, is a film set in New York City right after the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
A collaborative work of talented and multi-awarded filmmakers Sari Lluch Dalena and Keith Sicat, Rigodon took the Best Feature Film for the international film competition in the 8th International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers in Greece. It was also selected and screened in the Montreal World Film Festival (2005), the 19th Fribourg International Film Festival, the 24th San Francisco International Asian-American Film Festival, the 22nd Los Angeles Pacific Film and Video Festival, and the 29th New York Asian-American Film Festival. In 2007, Rigodon was featured in the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the Asiancinevisions Film series.
Rigodon casts Arthur Acuña, Chin Chin Gutierrez and Joel Torre; produced by Sari Lluch Dalena and written by Keith Sicat. Its crew is composed of talented individuals involved in their respective artistic pursuits.
The Metropolis Independent Film Program (MIFP), under the auspices of Anahata Foundation and Linao Films, was initiated for the permeation of the experience of eclectic contemporary film-making; creation of support for local producers; the establishment of a network for cultural exchanges; and to provide expression for communal ingenuity. This program also supports the United Nations Development Programme‘s millennium development goals. Photos of the first screening are available in Dino Manrique’s facebook album.
Running until December 2010 in a once-a-month screening schedule, the MIFP will feature a collection of independent films for free and will always be followed by open fora, world music and live performances. Donor support is not discouraged in any way.
For seat reservations, in case you may want to be assured of seats, email Anahata Foundation or Linao Films. Or just come in as you are. Admission is free.
