
BARADIYA
A coming-of-age film that follows the spiritual and ecological journey of Krystahl Guina (nee Christian), a Talaandig-Manobo indigenous youth leader and performer, grappling with discrimination, as a queer, indigenous babaylan.
Collaborating artists
Datu Arayan, Miko Reyes, David Loughran, and Gab Mejia
Directed by
Kulahi Pangantucan Performing Arts, Sam Zarandin and JB Estrada
Produced by
((( O ))) & Kulahi
Original score
Creative direction
DOP
Miko Reyes, Hix Murakami
Screenwriter
The film tells Krystahl’s story as spiritual descendant of Baradiya Baradir Insawad Diman-diman, the mysterious, rarely-heard-of right hand of the creator Magbabaya, and epitome of human perfection.
It is a story of acceptance, as Krystahl embraces becoming a babaylan, her womanhood, and her destiny as a spiritual ancestor reborn in present day in Mt. Kalatungan.