The Female Eye Film Festival in community partnership with Kapwa Collective present: Kāna, The Dreamweaver written and directed by Ida Anita del Mundo Trailer: https://youtu.be/c8Se0wN3pYw Sunday, June 21, 2015 || 2:00 - 3:30pm Small World Theatre, Studio 101 180 Shaw Street, Toronto As part of Female Eye Film Festivalās Indigenous Film Program, Kāna, The Dreamweaver, 2014 Cinemalaya Film Festival award recipient for Best Production Design and Special Jury Prize, will be shared with the Toronto audience this Sunday. āShowcasing the natural beauty of South Cotabato in Mindanao, and the vibrant culture of the Tāboli people and their tradition of tānalak weaving, Kāna the Dreamweaver tells the legend of Kāna, a young Tāboli princess who must choose between ending an age-old war between her village or following her heart to be with the man she loves,ā stated Ida in a recent press release cited by BusinessWorld. Tānalak is a traditional cloth weaved with designs granted through dreams by Fu Dalu, the goddess of abaca. Sharing Kāna, The Dreamweaver, and the practice of dreamweaving, fulfills Idaās promise to the Tābolis that she would share their culture with the world. Kāna, The Dreamweaver, will be shown alongside The Bride (directed by Khosrow Azarbeyg) and Female Eye Young Aboriginal Fimmaker Shorts and Q & A with the filmmakers to follow. Limited seating available. Tickets can be purchased at the theatre box office 30 minutes before show time. We look forward to celebrating K'na, The Dreamweaver with you. Tey Bong Sālamat. CONTACT: [email protected] ============== ABOUT IDA ANITA DEL MUNDO Ida Anita del Mundo is a writer and musician. She writes primarily for The Philippine Starās Starweek Magazine and has been a fellow of the Silliman University National Writers Workshop and the Iyas National Writersā Workshop. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from De La Salle University-Manila. Aside from being a writer, she is a Music and Movement teacher at Bankstreet Summit School. She has also taught Literature and Art Appreciation at De La Salle University-Manila. Ida has been playing the violin since she was three years old. She is currently a member of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. ABOUT THE FEMALE EYE FILM FESTIVAL "Always Honest, Not Always Pretty" The Female Eye Film Festival, established in 2001, is North Americaās top international Women Directors film festival. In itās 13th year, the FeFF illuminates the best of independent films and offers the cinematic perspective of women directors from around the world. Presenting 86 films from across Canada, the United States, and countries including Armenia, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Iran, India, Australia, Taiwan, Uganda, and the Philippines. āThese films are rarely seen in mainstream theatres, as women directors are under represented by the industry,ā said Festival Founder and Director, Leslie Ann Coles.
