October 18 (Saturday) | 6:00 PM | Cinema 3 | Film Screening and Film Talk
A Talaandig-Manobo indigenous trans woman grapples with discrimination to uphold her community’s culture in becoming a babaylan (Filipino queer shaman) amid the destruction of her ancestral land in Bukidnon, Philippines. This queer ecological story follows her life as she finds meaning in her ancestry and embraces her true destiny as the spiritual descendant of Baradiya.
Philippines | 2025
Director: Gab Mejia
Genre: Drama
Binukid, Bisaya with English Subtitles
Duration: 30 mins
Rating: PG
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