THIS WEEK ON CINEKATIPUNAN
July 16-20, 2007

Elli Safari's film, The Noble Struggle of Amina Wadud,
opens this week's Cinekatipunan program on Monday,
July 16.

Cinekatipunan will mainly feature various works by
young and emerging Filipino filmmakers for this week
of July. Tuesday's program (July 17) will feature the
work Estropa by yong documentary filmmakers Sheryl
Rose Andes and Michael-Juancho Galang. July 18,
Wednesday's pick is Walai by Adjani Arumpac.

Mike Dagñalan fuses film and music in EKSENA! on
Friday night, July 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. EKSENA!
features bands and short films, including works by AB
Garcia, Jules Katanyag, Mike Dagñalan, and
documentaries from Letran College. July 21, Saturday's
program, will feature animation videos by campus-based
filmmakers from Ateneo, Kalayaan College and the
University of the Philippines in Diliman, selected by
Teta Tulay.

SHORTFILMANIA!, works from the Clermont-Ferrand
International Short Film Festival presented by Khavn,
will continue on its July run on the 19th (Thursday).

Held Mondays to Saturdays at Mag:net Café Katipunan,
Cinekatipunan screenings start at 5:00 PM. While the
film screenings are free, viewers are encouraged to
make voluntary contributions for the honoraria of the
featured filmmakers. For questions or comments about
Cinekatipunan write to sinag_haraya@yahoo.com.

Cinekatipunan programs precede Mag:net Café's nightly
holding of Live Performances by well-known and
emerging bands and musicians. Mag:net Café is located
along Katipunan Avenue (fronting Miriam and Ateneo) in
Quezon City. For more inquiries please call 9293191 or
email magnetcafekatips@yahoo.com.ph or visit
www.magnet.com.ph.

July 16 (Monday)
Elli Safari: THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD
Documentary | The Netherlands/US | 2006 | 29 minutes
To be presented by Merv Espina

On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud shocked the Islamic
world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer
congregation in New York. THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA
WADUD is a fascinating and powerful portrait of this
African-American Muslim woman who soon found herself
the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic
discourse. In defying 1400 years of Islamic tradition,
her action caused global awareness of the struggle for
women's rights within Islam but also brought violence
and death threats against her.

Filmmaker Safari follows this women's rights activist
and scholar around the world as she quietly but with
utter conviction explains her analysis of Islam in the
classroom, at conferences, in her home, and in the
hair dresser's shop. Wadud explains how Islam, with
its promise of justice, appeals to the African
American community. And she links the struggle for
racial justice with the need for gender equality in
Islam. Deeply engaging, this film offers rare insights
into the powerful connections between Islam, women's
rights, and racial justice.

July 17 (Tuesday)
Sheryl Rose Andes and Michael-Juancho Galang: ESTROPA

July 18 (Wednesday)
Adjani Arumpac: WALAI

WALAI seeks narratives in “places...we tend to feel
without history.” It traces the past through four
Muslim women's experience of what has happened inside
their wrecked home—nostalgia and fear, loss and love,
and birth and death. Running time: 1 hour

July 19 (Thursday)
SHORTFILMANIA!
Curated by Khavn

Featuring works from the Clermont-Ferrand
International Short Film Festival

• KHAVN is a filmmaker, writer, and musician living in
Quezon City. As a film director, Khavn has made 16
features and more than 60 short films. He has been the
festival director of the .MOV International Digital
Film Festival, the first digital film festival in the
Philippines and a founding member of the Philippine
Independent Filmmakers Multi-Purpose Cooperative
(Indie Coop), an alliance of film professionals from
all parts of the Philippines.
(www.kamiasroad.com/khavn/bio.htm)

July 20 (Friday)
Mike Dagñalan presents EKSENA!
5-9 PM (Short Films and Bands)
AB Garcia: STARK
Jules Katanyag: SUKSOK
Mike Dagñalan: 9-5
Letran Documentaries

July 21 (Saturday)
Campus-based Filmmakers:
Short Animation Videos from Ateneo, Kalayaan College
and UP Diliman
Selected by Teta Tulay