Film

BAKUNAWA: Opera of the Seven Moons

2021 · 43m · Music

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.

• Micaela TobinDirector · Producer · Writer
• Rhea FowlerWriter
• Madeline FalconeProducer
• Katie StenbergDirector of Photography

Release date

May 1, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

43m

Genres

Music