Winner of the Special Jury Prize and Best Production Design at the 2014 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Theatrical releases for K’na the Dreamweaver set this June
By Leony R. Garcia
Set amongst the T’boli people in South Cotabato, K’na the Dreamweaver provides a rare glimpse into Philippine culture that isn’t often seen in local cinema.
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Film director & writer Ida Anita Q. del Mundo said she was mesmerized by the Tboli culture when she visited South Cotabato to cover the Tnalak Festival during one of her assignments as travel writer for STARweek magazine of Philippine Star.
Haunted by her beautiful T’boli experience, Del Mundo said she got inspired to write about the people of South Cotabato and their tradition of t’nalak weaving which landed in the new breed category of 2014 Cinemalaya independent film festival.
Thus, the five-man creative team of Del Mundo from Metro Manila worked with local talents during a 10-day film shoot in summer last year set in one of the barangays in Lake Sebu.
The result was a great cinematic movie for the young filmmaker who won the Special Jury Prize and Best Production Design at Cinemalaya last year.
The film unravels the story of K’na (Mara Lopez), an aspiring dreamweaver and the daughter of the village chieftain. K’na studies hard under the tutelage of her grandmother Be Lamfey (Erlinda Villalobos), but is held back by her inability to dream – but her blossoming love for the young tribesman Silaw (R.K Bagatsing) inspires K’na to carry on. But when a war between a neighboring T’boli tribe is reignited, K’na is forced to choose between her love and her tribe.
As a tribute to T’boli dreamweaver, Manlilikha ng Bayan Lang Dulay, who passed away on April 30, screenings of K’na the Dreamweaver will be held this June at the UP Film Center, Fully Booked in Bonifacio Global City, Teatrino in Greenhills, and at the CCP Dream Theater.
The film has been screened and earned great reviews at the South East Asian Film Festival in Singapore and the Filipino Film Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Upcoming Manila screenings will be on June 12-18 at the UP Film Center; June 12, 13, 15 at Fully Booked in Bonifacio Global City; June 15-19 at Teatrino in Greenhills; and June 23-26 at the CCP Dream Theater.
FULLY BOOKED (Bonifacio Global City, Taguig)
June 12 (Fri) 11 am/1 pm/3 pm/5 pm/7 pm/9 pm
June 13-14 (Sat-Sun) 2 pm/4 pm/6 pm/8 pm/10 pm
June 15-18 (Mon-Thu) 4 pm/6 pm/8 pm/10 pm
UP FILM CENTER (UP Diliman, Quezon City)
June 12, 13, 15 (Fri, Sat, Mon) 2:30 pm/5 pm/7 pm
TEATRINO (Greenhills, San Juan)
June 15-18 (Mon-Thu) 4 pm/6 pm/8 pm
CCP DREAM THEATER
(Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay)
June 23-26 (Tue-Fri) 3 pm/5 pm/7 pm
K’na the Dreamweaver is also slated to be shown in the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and the Aichi Women’s Film Festival in Nagoya, Japan. Special screenings are also scheduled in Amman, Jordan; and in Texas and Chicago, USA. It will have a theatrical release in New York starting June 26.
For more details, visit www.facebook.com/knathedreamweaver. Ticket reservations can be made through the FB page or at the individual venues.
