THE WEDDING DANCE

THE WEDDING DANCE
by JULIUS LUMIQUED

100 minutes | Period drama | PG

CAST
Mai Fanglayan, Arvin Balageo

PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR/SCREENPLAY – Julius Lumiqued
CINEMATOGRAPHY – Richard Cawed
PRODUCTION DESIGN – Rochelle Bakisan, Winston Awing
EDITOR – May-i Guia Padilla
ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE – Kurt Alalag
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Mai Fanglayan
LINE PRODUCER – Giul Sanchez
PRODUCERS – Julius Lumiqued, Mira Ticlao, May-i Guia Padilla, Daniel Daguio

LOGLINE
The love between a Kalinga couple is torn asunder by their patriarchal warrior community, whose harsh judgment falls on a woman’s infertility.

SYNOPSIS
Following the Japanese invasion in the 1940s, Awiyao comes home to his wife Lumnay to ask her to attend the wedding dance, an invitation that stirs memories of joy, pain, and emptiness. It is an invitation to celebrate his new wedding dance.

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE

JULIUS LUMIQUED is a regional filmmaker from the Cordilleras. His directorial film, “Dad-aan Na” (Her Walks) was the recipient of the DILG Advocacy Award in the CINEMARYA Short Film Festival 2020 and was nominated in the 44th Gawad Urian. He has worked as producer, writer, assistant director and production designer for short films and infomercials. He is also a visual artist, a crafter, and a cultural work volunteering in the Cordilleras. He currently serves as the Vice-President for External Affairs of the Pasa-Kalye Group of Artists.

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Amador T. Daguio’s short story, “The Wedding Dance”, is regarded as a literary gem written by a Filipino that particularly gives a glimpse of some parts of the culture of the Cordilleras. To bring it to life onscreen acknowledges the legacy of the author. There has been struggles for the stand of women in a patriarchal community. It is aimed to show the struggles of women who are unable to bear children when the legacy of a man (their husband) is dictated by how his name will continue through his heirs. This indirectly addresses present day issues: the discussion of marital separation (and divorce) that happened to be a long time practice in certain communities in the Cordilleras; and, the other is adoption for couples unable to borne children of their own. There may be a slew of films that has tackled stories of the Cordilleras. But many have been shared in the voice of outsiders. It is about time that stories are to be shared through the voice of the insiders, a story from the Cordilleras by Cordillerans, in a bigger stage.