The Cultural Center of the Philippines in cooperation with Erehwon Center for the Arts presents Bayan Bayanan: Letters from Home, the much-loved classic play of the late, celebrated playwright Bienvenido Noriega, Jr. transformed into a musical by the intensely creative director of Philippine theatre, Dr. Anton Juan.
DIRECTOR Anton Juan shooting a scene in the international film ‘Amon Banwa sa Lawod’ at the mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of the Sagay City PIO and Tourism Office)
BACOLOD CITY – The mangrove island of Suyac in Barangay Tabaao, Sagay City, Negros Occiden
MANGROVE ISLAND. One of the scenes of "Amon Banwa sa Lawod" (Our Island of the Mangrove Moon) being shot in Suyac Island of Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The international full-length film is helmed by acclaimed Filipino director Anton Juan. (Photo courtesy of Sagay City Information and Tourism Office) BACOLOD CITY - The mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is showcased in an international full-length film helmed by acclaimed Filipino director Anton Juan. Titled "Amon Banwa sa Lawod" (Our Island of the Mangrove Moon), the movie was shot for 10 days between April and May this year. "The film would articulate the mangrove community, resurrect the lives of the people living and dead, their struggles and simple joys, their resilience, and connection with the environment, and their relationship with the sea and their protection of their mangrove island," Juan said in his director's statement. He noted that all these sustain the communi
This year will be the 70th birth anniversary of an eminent playwright, Bienvenido M. Noriega, Jr., as well as his 28th death anniversary. Many will agree that Boy, as he was well known, was one of the best Filipino playwrights of his generation. Erehwon Center for the Arts will honor…