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Unveiling the Prism Within WRITTEN BY MDPN. JAN CHRISTIAN CATILO FILM STILLS FROM BLACK RAINBOW BY ZIG DULAY
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she stood high and mighty, the ground shook, the sky ruptured with a humongous roar as the dark-grey smoke penetrated high altitudes and covered the very essence of Apolaki – the sun god. It rained ash and debris over the foot of Mt. Pinatubo showing her displeasure. Apo Namalyari was mad over the new civilization that evicted her people to their own ancestral place just to exhaust resources and slowly bring death over the lands she cared for thousands of years. Divine punishment shall be executed over to those who have wronged her children and ravaged the earth.
“Apo Namalyari, help me with my studies”, the wishful cries of Itan as he shouted on a cliff echoing the mountainous range of Zambales. He yearned to become a Lawyer someday to protect his land, particularly to understand the documents that gave way for the mining operations that forced them to give up their ancestral land. Itan’s sister, Haya, contrasted his brother’s dream as she wanted to be a goddess herself. They may have different visions, different ambitions but it all runs down to helping their tribe for getting back what rightfully belongs to them. Black Rainbow– Zig Dulay’s latest work, currently screening at the Sine Halaga Film Festival touches the heart of viewers as the film portrayed an Aeta Boy, Itan who aspired to finish his studies. Reality hits hard for the boy as it kept him distant from the person whom he aspires to be. Itan needs to accompany his father in planting crops as his family is also saving up for the delivery of his pregnant mother.
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The DOLPHIN | NOVEMBER 2021
