Holy Wood

2003 43 min

Overview

The film illustrates the philosophy of “giving back” to nature, and documents the pinugo, the unique system of sustainable land cultivation developed by the Ifugao to take equal account of forest management and rice growing.This diary film also turns into a travelogue when a group of woodcarvers embark on a trip to Japan to the Takedera temple where they transform a 250-year-old tree, which had been struck by a lightning bolt, into a totem pole.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Philippines

Spoken Languages

No spoken language data available.

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DocAlliance Films

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DocAlliance Films

Cast

Crew

Kidlat Tahimik

Director

Kidlat Tahimik

Writer

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