Corinne de San Jose commandeers Silverlens Manila's main gallery space and transforms it into a multi-sensorial theater to bring to life the lost silent film Dalagang Bukid. Directed by José Nepomuceno in 1919, it is considered the first film produced and directed by a Filipino.
Information about the actual film remains scarce: it follows the story of a young flower vendor, Angelita (played by Atang de la Rama), as she is forced by her parents to marry a local loan shark; it was released with subtitles in English, Filipino, and Spanish; Atang de la Rama had to sing the song "Nabasag ang Banga" in person during its theatrical run. These seemingly isolated bits and fragments of information become de San Jose's entry points into crafting new works that make insightful use of the elements of light, sound, and scent to create an atmospheric, immersive setting primed for recovery and remembering.
Gary-Ross Pastrana
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