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Senior Thesis - Bakunawa

Bakunawa was created as my MassArt thesis capstone. It will be premiered at Boston Asian Amerian Film Festival and FilAm Creative Festival in the fall of 2025._{This film was created as a dedication to my late Lola, Milagros. As a young child, my mother reminisced her many memories of her and my Lola. As I unfortunately never met her, all I had to work from was the nostalgic retellings from my mother. This film was a culmination of all the magical feelings I felt as I learned more and more about my Lola.}

_{Bakunawa went through an awkward puberty as many films do- my process involved a lot of introspection. As the child of an immigrant mother- I was disconnected from my culture early on in order to assimilate. This film was created alongside my research and my pursuit of reclaiming my birth-culture. Through the teachings and literature of "Sikodiwa", "Albert Samaha", and "Hayao Miyazaki", I began my writing and production process.Early on, I realized I wanted to create a film with no dialogue- a film that worked solely off of environmental storytelling and negative space-moments. Although I have experience in the teachings of a Westernized institution, I wanted to break away by creating something with the intent of Eastern directing.}