Film on Panay weavers highlights Visayan textile artistry

Screenshot from the documentary film “Threaded Traditions: Textiles of Panay Island” showing the making of the “hablon” for the “patadyong”

“The communities we chose are really the most representative of the various textile traditions of Panay: piña, hablon for the patadyong, and the embroidery of the Panay Bukidnon called panubok,” says Habi president Adelaida Lim. During the brief question-and-answer period after the screening, Mendoza revealed how she chose to do away with a narrator, so the artisans could tell their own stories.

“Fortunately, our multitasking executive producer and videographer were both from Aklan, but our director was not able to travel to Panay for the shoot. We only gave ourselves 10 shooting days, which were interspersed throughout the month of May. Editing started the first week of June, and the film was downloaded to SOAS for its premiere on June 20.”There will be another showing on Oct.

The good news is that schools and groups may request to view “Threaded Traditions” for free; just send an email toHabi was established in 2009, with a mission to preserve, promote, and enhance Philippine textiles through “education, communication and research using public and private sources.”

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