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Sa Paglupad Ka Banog [The Flight of Banog]

One bonfire-lit evening, Amang Baoy, an elderly Panay Bukidnon man, consoles his son, Rohan, by narrating a portion of the Suguidanon, an epic of the Indigenous Panay Bukidnon people of the Philippines, about love and resurrection. In an expression of hope and celebration, Amang Baoy imparts the Visayan hawk dance binanog to Rohan as they reminisce scenes from their Indigenous life.

Elvert Bañares   I   Indigenous, Drama, Fantasy   I   9 min, 8 sec   I   2022  I  The Philippines

Languages : Kinaray-a (Spoken) & Sulodnon (Chant)

Cast: Romulo Caballero, Jashem Rosh Padernal, Aleck Jeanne Calata, Angelo Oroso, Freya Jell C. Arreglo, John Julian Muñiz, Aaron Dave Escobido, Rowen Delopines, Lordjane Dordas, Rennel Lavilla, Jay Pope Larroza, Erlinda Caballero

Producer: Elvert Bañares & Jesus Insilada
Screenplay: Jesus Insilada 
Executive Producers: Jerry P. Treñas, Jobert Peñaflorida, Eric Divinagracia, Helen J. Catalbas, Tanya P. Lopez

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Director's Notes
 

This film, with 95% of its major cast and crew being indigenous (including writer, producer, etc), makes history in The Philippines as the first film to have been given consent by the Panay Bukidnon Council of Elders through the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to do a cinematic translation of portions of the Suguidanon Epics.
 

Our film, in Kinaray-a and Sulodnon (indigenous) languages, is made together with the Panay Bukidnon community and have the following Panay Bukidnon in major/key production roles: Co-Producer, Writer, Main Actors, Dancers & Percussionists, Original Music, Chanter, Consultants.
 

The film is meant to evoke hope amidst the most challenging of times including the struggles of the inidgenous peoples everywhere. As both filmmaker and cultural worker, it has been my honor to collaborate with the indigenous peoples of our country, particularly the Panay Bukidnon.

The Panay Bukidnon is one of only two indigenous communities in Visayas, The Philippines, and are scattered all over Panay islands. Because of isolation, most of their pre-colonial practices persist to this day.

Elvert Bañares

   AWARDS

  • Winner, Best Short Film, 46th Gawad URIAN 2023, Philippines

  • Winner, Golden Kinabalu for Best Indigenous Language Films
    13th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (Malaysia) Competition

  • Winner, Best International Short Film by Popular Vote
    IV Internatiobal Fantastic Film Festival of Brasilia.

  • Awarded, Ani ng Dangal, Malacañang Palace, Philippines

  • 7 Awards including Noteworthy Film, Noteworthy Direction, Gold Cinematography, Gold Visual Design, Gold Aural Design, Silver Editing
    FACINE29 - 29th Annual International Filipino Cine Festival 2022 (USA) Competition

  • Winner, Best Poster Design, 7th AltFF Alternative Film Festival


   INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS 

  • 42nd Porto International Film Festival FANTASPORTO 2022 (Portugal) Competition

  • 38th Los Angeles Asia Pacific Film Festival 2022 (USA) Competition

  • 33rd São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil) Competition

  • 50th CURTAS - Festival do Imaxinario Vilagarcía de Arousa (Spain) Competition

  • 39th BOGOCINE Festival de Cine de Bogotá (Colombia) Competition

  • 9th Maoriland Film Festival (New Zealand) Competition

  • 21st DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival (USA) Competition

  • 16th Wairoa Māori Film Festival (New Zealand) Competition

  • 13th Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (Malaysia) Competition

  • 21st DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival (USA) Competition

  • 11th Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival (Canada) Competition

  • 13th Festival Internacional de Cine de Santander - Picknic Film Festival (Spain) Competition

  • 8th Festival Internacional Cine en las Montañas (Colombia) Competition

  • 16th Native Spirit Film Festival (United Kingdom) Competition

  • 15th IndiFest Festival de Cinema Indigena de Barcelona (Spain) Competition

  • 9th Festival Internacional de Cine de La Paz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) Competition

  • 4th Film and Folklore Festival (Trinidad and Tobago) Competition

  • 2nd Filipino San Diego Film Festival (USA) Competition

  • 13th DAUPARÁ - Muestra de Cine y Video Indígena en Colombia (Colombia) Competition

  • FACINE29 - 29th Annual International Filipino Cine Festival 2022 (USA) Competition

  • 16th Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente Villa de Leyva (Colombia) Competition

  • 11th Festival de Cine Kunturñawi (Ecuador) Competition

  • 6th Festival de Cine Independiente de Sogamoso (Colombia) Competition

  • 6th Hanoi International Film Festival (Viet Nam) Panaroma, Out of Competition (Elvert is part of the Jury)

  • 10th FilmQuest (USA) Finalist

  • 14th Shockfest Film Festival (USA) Competition

  • 15th Festival de Cine Global de Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) Competition

  • 3rd Quetzalcoatl Indigenous International Film Festival (Mexico) Competition

  • 4th O Anjo Exterminador - Brasília International Fantastic Film Festival (Brazil) Competition

  • 12th CMS International Children's Festival (India) Out of Competition

  • 5th Festival du Fantastique de Béziers (France) Quarter-Finalist 

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