The Woven Stories of the Other

The Woven Stories of the Other
Directed by	Sherad Anthony Sanchez
Written by	Sherad Anthony Sanchez
Starring	Marilyn Roque Jeliete Ruca Ronald Arguelles
Release date	2006 (2006)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Mindanao Bisaya

The Woven Stories of the Other (original title: Huling Balyan ng Buhi meaning "the last priestess of life" in the local language of Mindanao) is a 2006 Philippine indie film directed by Sherad Anthony Sanchez.[1]

Plot

A story about an intertribal war and the threat of extinction to the Buhi tribe and its over-protective Balyan (shaman) of the Arakan Valley, North Cotabato, Mindanao.[2][3][1][4]

Cast

• Marilyn Roque as Unang Balyan
• Jeliete Ruca as Gigi
• Ronald Arguelles as rebel

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2006	Cinema One Originals Film Festival[5]	Best Picture	The Woven Stories of the Other	Won
	Best Music	Matilda (Charms Tianzon, Yvette Tunguia, Jovi Reyes, Maricor Reyes) and Popoy Landero		Nominated
2007	18th Marseille Festival of Documentary Film[5]	The First Film Prize Award		Won
	Munich International Film festival[6]	One Future Prize		Won
	Gawad Urian Award[6]	Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	Sherad Anthony Sanchez	Nominated

References

1. Vance, Kelly (2008). "HULING BALYAN NG BUHI (OR THE WOVEN STORIES OF THE OTHER)". SFIFF. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
2. "HULING BALYAN NG BUHI - Woven Stories of the Other". Viennale. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
3. "The Woven Stories Of The Other - Filmfest 2007". MIFF. 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
4. "The Woven Stories of the Other". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
5. Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (23 July 2007). "Two Filipino indie films triumph at 2007 Marseille Film Festival in France". www.pep.ph. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
6. "A Cinema One Originals movie from Davao wins awards in Germany". www.philstar.com. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

External links

• The Woven Stories of the Other at IMDb