Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Status: The Sorcerers film

The second film, in the Shamans of Siquijor series, on the mamamarang (approximately sorcerers) of Siquijor is currently in the fundraising and post production phase. It is scheduled for release in late 2011.

Help wanted
Position: The project is currently and continuously in need of volunteer translator-proofreaders. This position is unpaid. All volunteers will be acknowledged and their names will be included in the on-screen credits.
Description:
Volunteers proofread and correct interview transcripts. The transcripts are Cebuano (Visayan) to English translations of the interviews. The interviews are conducted in colloquial Cebuano. The transcripts will be used to create a script and subtitles.
Schedule:
Volunteers work on a flexible schedule, working at a minimum on one transcript of an hour of video interview footage.

Requirements
:
  • Fluency in Cebuano
  • Fluency in English
  • Experience in speaking, reading, and writing in both the Cebuano and English languages
  • MS Word user, intermediate to advanced
  • Must have a PC that has MS Word
  • High speed internet access

This would be a fascinating project for university students of Philippine studies, people who would like to practice their written Visayan language skills, and/or any open-minded person who would like to learn more about the indigenous culture.

To apply
Please click on "comments" to contact us if you are interested in volunteering your proofreading and translation services for the documentary project.

Please include the following required information:
your full name, email address, phone number, your proficiency level (beginner, advanced, intermediate) for the skills requirements above, and why you are interested in the project. This information will not be published. Only serious inquiries, which include the complete required information, will be considered.
Thank you!

Status
: Volunteer positions are open. This blog is active and updated weekly.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Screenings of The Healers

Selected screenings
Bacollywood 3: Visayan film festival, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, Feb. 1-5, 2011
Fulbright Film Festival, San Francisco, California, March 12, 2010
University of San Francisco, Worlds in Collision course, March 28, 2007
University of California, Berkeley, "The spiritual and the visionary in art" graduate seminar, Dept. of Art Practice, Berkeley, California, Nov. 29, 2006
City College of San Francisco, Philippine Studies Dept., San Francisco, California, Oct. 31, 2006
Filipino American National Historical Society, National Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 30, 2006
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, Sept. 19, 2005
Women in Film program, Angelika Film Center, Dallas, Texas, Sept. 13, 2005

Excerpts
"Emme's Island Moments (TV)," KHON2 Fox affiliate, Hawaii, Aug 24, 2006 9-10 pm and Aug. 27 4-5 pm
San Francisco Art Institute, Fulbright presentation, hosted by Carlos Villa, San Francisco, CA, May 1, 2006

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Screening in San Francisco

You're invited to a screening of the film "Shamans of Siquijor: The Healers" by director RC Brillantes

Friday, March 12, 2010
6:30-11 pm
Fulbright Academy Film Festival
Delancey St. Foundation Screening Room
600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
Parking: Metered parking spots on street
415-512-5153


Tickets
Purchase tickets online only, through the festival webpage. See "Friday night film festival." Read the film festival program guide for film descriptions and running times.

Notes
* The site allows for only a single ticket for purchase at a time.
* The staff says there are only a limited amount of seats available to the general public. Advanced purchases are recommended.
* A ticket includes refreshments and access to the entire four-hour program of films, with the theme of sustainability.
* Running time for "The Healers" is 27 minutes.

Watch the movie trailer

We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Support the film project



Funds are still needed to complete the film series. (It is scheduled for completion in late 2011.) The film project runs on generous in-kind & monetary donations from various individuals & groups, volunteers, and educational grants from organizations such as Fulbright, Women in Film, and the UT Center for Asian American Studies.

Donations are tax-deductible through our non-profit fiscal sponsor Women and Their Work. Additionally, our sponsors and volunteers will be recognized in the movie credits.

To
make a tax-deductible donation, please download the donation instructions & form.

Thank you for your support!

Monday, May 01, 2006

Feedback

Thank you for your comments on this blog. Due to the volume of comments, we cannot personally respond to each one. We do encourage: discussion, sharing of stories, and readers to respond to each other's comments on this blog when possible.

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DVD release of The Healers

Preview trailer

* Click on play button. Video will play after 14 seconds of title card.

The DVD of "Shamans of Siquijor: The Healers" (2004, documentary, 27 minutes) is now available through CreateSpace for national and international orders.

The film, the first of the Shamans of Siquijor series, profiles 3 healers on Siquijor island, Philippines who treat natural and supernatural illnesses using herbs, incantations, a magical prayer wheel, & other means. The documentary serves as a short visual introduction and may be used as a companion piece to the in-depth scholarly work on the subject listed in the bibliography. Is folk healing still valuable for social & spiritual life or a dying relic of old traditions?


Order "The Healers" DVD home video
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* Available for school screenings

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Books & other resources

Bibliography
  1. Aldecoa-Rodriguez, Caridad, ed. 2000. Negros Oriental and Siquijor Island: “Legends, Beliefs, and Folkways." Dumaguete: Silliman University.
On the healers and sorcerers of Siquijor:
  1. Cortes, Julito. 1990. Illness and Healing: A Theologico-Anthropological Study, With a Case Study on Sorcery and Healing Practices in Siquijor, Pars Dissertationis ad Lauream in Facultate S. Theologiae apud Pontificiam Universitatem S. Thomae in Urbe. Unpublished thesis.*
  2. Rolando F. Mascunana and Evelyn Mascunana. 2004. “The Folk healers - Sorcerers of Siquijor." Quezon City: Rex Book Store.
  3. Ushijima, Iwao, & Cynthia Zayas, eds. 1996. “Visayan Life: Visayan Maritime Anthropological Studies.” Quezon City: University of the Philippines.
    Note: Includes article on healers by Prof. Kazutoshi Seki.*
On the healers and sorcerers of the Visayas region:
  1. Francia, Luis. 2001. “Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago.” New York: Kaya Press.
    Note: Features a short travelogue on Siquijor.
  2. Lieban, Richard. 1967. “Cebuano Sorcery: Malign Magic in the Philippines.” Berkeley: University of California Press. *
    Note: Well-written primer on sorcery & healing in the Visayas region, by a former head of the US NSF.


Related subjects
  1. Dumont, Jean-Paul. 1992. “Visayan Vignettes: Ethnographic Traces of a Philippine Island.” Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
    Note: Anthropological writing about Siquijorian society
  2. Huddleston, Peggy. 2002. "Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster." Cambridge: Angel River Press.*
  3. Weil, Andrew. 2004. "Health and Healing: From herbal remedies to biotechnology, a survey of alternative healing in the search for optimum health." New York: Houghton Mifflin.*
    Note: Includes a chapter entitled "Shamanism, Mind Cures, and Faith Healing."
* recommended

Library

Cebuano Studies Center, Cebu City, Cebu.

Documentary films
1. Brillantes, R. 2004. “Shamans of Siquijor: The Healers.”
2. Brillantes, R. Work-in-progress. “Shamans of Siquijor: The Sorcerers.” (working title)

Saturday, February 18, 2006

Thank you

Many thanks for the generosity of the people of Siquijor, friends, everyone who has supported, and continues to support the film project!

Major funding
R. Brillantes
Fulbright Fellowship
John Meyer
Dr. Teresita Bobila
Women in Film/Dallas Project Grant Fund


Grants
Bruton Fellowship
Center for Asian American Studies, Univ. of TX

In-kind donors
Loreta Trinidad, Mireille Fornengo
, Dr. Patsy Ontal & family, Jackie Miraflor, Shu-Chun Lee, Bobby Chu, Siquijor Dept. of Tourism, Freebirds of Austin, Texas, REI of Austin, Texas

Private donors
Lara Stapleton
, Sara Stapleton, San Lorenzo de Ruiz CLC group of NJ, Jan & Ron Meyer

Filmmakers
RC Brillantes, Dir. & additional camera
Mireille Fornengo, DP & Camera
Heidi Bollock, Editor
Vanat Sermpol, Asst. Editor
John Meyer, Sound
Loreta Trinidad, Lead translator
and others.

* Complete credits are listed on the DVD. This is a partial list.