Luminawa

Luminawa - A Better Life

Switzerland, January 2010
FILM, Documentary, 92 min.

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directed by
Thomas Lüchinger
Written by
Thomas Lüchinger
Status
In distribution
Website
www.luminawafilm.ch

The Kalingas, feared in the past as warriors and head-hunters, live today as rice farmers high in the Philippine Cordillera Administrative Region. Manung Sapi Bawer, a retired Kalinga teacher, calls himself a warrior even today. His weapon, however, is no longer the axe of his ancestors. He uses music and dance to battle against the all-conforming dictatorship of globalization. It was once the influence of western missionaries, but now it is the pressure of globalisation and modern information technologies that threaten the cultural inheritance of the Kalingas. Nevertheless, there are signs of hope.

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World Premiere
January 2010
Original Version
English, Swiss-German,  colour, HD24p, 92 min.
Production
Roses for you film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Thomas Lüchinger
directed by
Thomas Lüchinger
Written by
Thomas Lüchinger
Cinemato­graphy
Thomas Lüchinger
Editing
Thomas Lüchinger, Angela Ryser
Sound Editing
Florian Eidenbenz
Sound Design
Florian Eidenbenz
Re-Recording Mix
Florian Eidenbenz
Location Sound Mix
Werner Graf
Lighting Design
Thomas Lüchinger

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