BAKUNAWA: Opera of the Seven Moons

2021 43 min

Overview

Bakunawa rose from the ocean, so mesmerized by the light of the seven moons that she devoured them all. Dismayed, the people emerged, making noise and begging Bakunawa to give them back the moonlight. Bakunawa agreed and returned the seventh moon back into the sky, thus creating the first lunar eclipse. Part sonic ritual, part diasporic storytelling, "BAKUNAWA: Opera of the Seven Moons" is an experimental opera-film based on Micaela Tobin's critically-acclaimed album of the same name that reclaims the pre-colonial mythology of the Philippines back from centuries of violent, colonial erasure.

Genres

Music

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

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Cast

Micaela Tobin

Bakunawa

Christopher Florendo

Babaylan

Maria Maea

Ancestor / Weaver

Crew

Micaela Tobin

Producer

Micaela Tobin

Director

Madeline Falcone

Producer

Micaela Tobin

Writer

Rhea Fowler

Writer

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