THIS WEDNESDAY, Anahata and Linao Films present the third leg of the Metropolis Film Screenings with a documentary film titled Walai (Home). Directed by Adjani Arumpac, this 60-minute docu- film in high-definition video is an exploration of sorts.
Synopsis: Walai is an exploration of spaces. It prods on the memories of four Muslim women who once lived in the infamous White House in Cotabato City. The documentary seeks narratives in “places…we tend to feel without history.” It traces the past through the women’s experience of what has happened inside the wrecked home—nostalgia and fear, loss and love, and birth and death.
Arumpac, who hails from Gen. Santos City in Mindanao, obtained her training from the UP Film Institute and the Mowelfund Film Institute. Walai is a film she completed in 2006 and was entered in the Kontra-Agos Resistance Film Festival for IndieSine (Dec. 2007) and for the Festival Film Dokumenter in Jogjakarta, Indonesia (Dec. 2009).
Film screening starts at 8:00 – 11:30 pm, September 1, Wednesday. Open forum and music jam by great artists Diwa de Leon, Frances Escape and Jeff Pagaduan follow . Admission is free. For inquiries and reservations, text Benhur or JP or email Anahata Foundation or Linao Films. Donor contributions to MIFP are welcome.
The HQ will provide mouth-watering unlimited pasta servings for only Php 250 and for this night only. Second helps? No worry.
Everyone is invited in this night’s explorations.
