Baad ng Pauno (RESTLESS)

(PREVIEW ONLY.)

Baad ng Pauno (Restless, 30 minutes, 2009)
Language (Rinconada language of Nabua, Camarines Sur with English Subs)
Documentary, 30 mins
Concept, Subtitles, Edited, Directed by Dada Docot

My mother and aunt visit from Nabua, a small town 400 kilometers south of the county's capital. They come, however, not for mere leisure, but to fulfill a dream. Shot only in two days, the documentary follows the preparations of my relatives for the big day. As the documentary unfolds and as the reason for the characters' restlessness is revealed, the audience is invited to share a slice of my family's personal, and maybe, quite private, life stories.

This film is a part of an ongoing multi-media project that discusses issues on identity and space in relation to international mobility.

SELECTED SCREENINGS:

TELEVISION BROADCAST

- International TV Broadcast (all world regions) with GMA Filipino Life TV "Indie Block", in cooperation with the Indio Bravo Foundation, July 2010


TALK/DISCUSSION AND SCREENINGS:

- Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore, February 2010.

- "Filiming the Everyday Life in Filipino International Migration," The Red House Center for Culture and Debate, Sofia, Bulgaria, February 1, 2010

- "The Visual as Research Material: Documenting Spaces and Everyday Performances in Filipino International Migration," University of Tokyo-Department of Cultural Anthropology, Sept 25, 2009,

- Lecture and Screening, "Advocacy Filmmaking and Nabueño/Bicol Culture," April 2009, Ateneo de Naga University-Philippines, April 2009




EXHIBITS:

- Installation piece for "After the Fact" (50th anniversary show), Lopez Memorial Museum, Ortigas Avenue, Philippines. 8 February to 18 September 2010

- Installation piece for "Deleted Scenes," Lopez Memorial Museum, Ortigas Avenue, Philippines. 20 Nov 2009 to 9 Jan 2010




FILM SCREENINGS:- Official Selection, 2009 Asian Women's Film Festival in Berlin

- Official Selection and Special Mention, Pambujan Film Festival, Philippines

- Official Selection, CineAlternativo Regional Film Festival, Cultural Center of the Philippines

- Official Selection, Outsider Cinema from The Philippines, Union Center for the Arts, California




For more information about the film, please visit:

Artist Statement for Lopez Museum http://bit.ly/baadstate

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• baad ng pauno
• nabua
• visual anthropology
• dada docot
• projectdox
• bicol
• rinconada
• nabueno