Minsa’y Isang Gamu-gamo
(Once a Moth)
dir. Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara
Philippines, 110 mins
In Filipino and English with english subtitles.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 – 7:30 PM
In order to celebrate the new release of Pelikula76: The Legacy of Martial Law Cinema, a new zine dedicated to the landmark year in Filipino cinema, we’re excited to host a one-time special screening of Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara’s Once a Moth.
Long-lost and rarely-seen, Once a Moth stars Nora Aunor as a Filipina nurse who dreams of a better life in the United States. Her and her family live besides US Clark Air Base on Luzon Island, their lives intertwined and complicated by their proximity to the foreign military presence. To say more would be to spoil the film’s surprises, which remains as affecting and effective a political rallying-cry as it was upon release. In fact, pieces of agitprop shake with such fury and melodrama.
It is our pleasure to present this film in a newly-restored edition courtesy of Kani Releasing.
The co-editors of Pelikula76 will be in attendance to introduce the film; they will also bring copies of the new zine for purchase.
Special thanks to KANI RELEASING.