Get ready for a matinee filled with remarkable tales of global resilience that will ignite your spirit.
*Online screenings will be available for three days of program start.
Filmmaker Bio:
Jade Dandan Evangelista aka Wetsipon is a typical kid with the love of drawing and creating. She is a digital native artist and relatively started late in her pencil skills but when the images formed, she never stopped. She expresses herself in music, coding, clay sculpting, drawing, video and animation. As of production/ submission, she is currently in grade 5 as a homeschooler at Homeschool Global - Wellspring Christian Family School.
These short films are part of a collection of animation shorts presenting individual folk tales from the regions, as a homeschool tandem, we were looking for resources that highlight our culture, though after reading some from limited online and academic references, we notice we have a lack of it.
In text books we notice they stick to a handful of classics, often remolded to super heroes, glossed up or made pop. (Disneyfied, Marvelized or sanitized.) Unlike the popular styling, we want our mermaids ending in foam and not living any ever afters. We are not looking for morals or character developments, we want to keep it pure as it was told, we wanted to pursue the intention of keeping the stories (edits are just made to be appropriate to the age level of the collaborator which is inevitable since she is part of the creation process. She is 11 years old. ) and pass it on to the next generation
Jade Dandan Evangelista aka Wetsipon is a typical kid with the love of drawing and creating. She is a digital native artist and relatively started late in her pencil skills but when the images formed, she never stopped. She expresses herself in music, coding, clay sculpting, drawing, video and animation. As of production/ submission, she is currently in grade 5 as a homeschooler at Homeschool Global - Wellspring Christian Family School.
These short films are part of a collection of animation shorts presenting individual folk tales from the regions, as a homeschool tandem, we were looking for resources that highlight our culture, though after reading some from limited online and academic references, we notice we have a lack of it.
In text books we notice they stick to a handful of classics, often remolded to super heroes, glossed up or made pop. (Disneyfied, Marvelized or sanitized.) Unlike the popular styling, we want our mermaids ending in foam and not living any ever afters. We are not looking for morals or character developments, we want to keep it pure as it was told, we wanted to pursue the intention of keeping the stories (edits are just made to be appropriate to the age level of the collaborator which is inevitable since she is part of the creation process. She is 11 years old. ) and pass it on to the next generation
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Wetsitales : The Creation Story
came from a bamboo offspring of 2 breezes. The man and the woman became the origin of all races. A Tagalog Folk Tale.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista
Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 3:38 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Flood Story
The world was refreshed after the flood, this is the version this side of the world. A Bukidnon Folk Tale from the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista
Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 2:32 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : Aponibolinayen and the Sun
Aponibolinayen is a lovely maiden who went into an unplanned trip to the heavens and met the man of her life, Ini-init. An enchanted adventure mixed with culture and traditions of the Tinguian Tribe. Based on a Philippine Folk Tale.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 11:33 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : How the Moon and the Stars Came To Be
A lady lost her finest jewelry only to find it up the night sky. A Bukidnon Folk Tale from the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 2:11 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : Mengal Kapitan Tercero
Being a Mengal is a great responsibility that is given only to powerful men in the community. Leaders in the community's daily life, it's economy, peace and safety. The people of Camarag were blessed with such a leader, Kapitan Tercero, all is well in their town until greedy invaders wanted to enjoy the riches and take control of the land. Kapitan made the wisest and bravest decision to save Camarag which is now the present Echague, Isabela.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 6:20 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : Laguna Copperplate
Ravaged by colonization, wars and illegal trade that removed and erased many documents and proof of ancient cultures within the archipelago, a tangible document shared a glimpse of how our ancestors lived. A story once buried in the waters of Lumban, Laguna.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 4:45 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Legend of The Pineapple
Pina was never used to responsibilities and doing tasks, she is a carefree girl with no life skills. One day her mother got sick and she had to take on her mother's tasks. It was a horrible experience, her mother could not rest and recover as Pina became an additional burden instead of help. Mother in frustration left a curse that changed Pina's life.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 6:16 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Origin of the Echo
Making all the excuses to skip doing house chores and help at home. A boy found his ultimate excuse and continued to evade helping his mother until he was found out. The repercussions were eerie. A cautionary folktale from Bicol in the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 9:49 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Sun and The Moon (Visayas)
The newly married couple started their relationship right, however, a promise was broken and the marriage fell apart. A version of the Sun and the Moon folk tale from the Visayas of the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 3:04 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Tattooed Men
Two friends who were not contented about themselves wished for something that changed their lives.. for the worse. A folk tale from the Igorots of the Cordillera Region in the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 3:03 Minutes Young Animator |
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Wetsitales : The Legend of Gagamba
A talented artisan, Gamba, takes her craft seriously to the point that everything else is set aside. Family, homelife, nutrition and rest are taken for granted and the people around her complains. When Gamba broke the heart of her loving mother,the consequence changed her life. A story from Bikol in the Philippines.
Directed by: Jade Dandan Evangelista Country of Origin: Philippines
Length: 5:35 Minutes Young Animator |