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An Invocation to the Earth (2020)

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Runtime : 16M

Director : Yeo Siew Hua

Synopsis

Deep in the tropical rainforest of Southeast Asia, a series of incantations invoke the spirits of yore, including those of the nimble, tricksy Kancil (mouse-deer) and the ferocious Buaya (crocodile). The ancient animals enact their folkloric vendetta in a furious dance of dominance, yet long-overdue vengeance is shrouded in smoke. Meanwhile, an effigy of a tree is burning, summoning a whole other host of spectres and ancestors. Conceived during the month of the Hungry Ghost Festival in 2019, while large-scale fires were consuming the forests of Indonesia, Yeo Siew Hua’s An Invocation to the Earth confronts climate collapse through the lens of pre-colonial folktales and animistic rituals. Through spoken spells and bodily entanglements, the video conjures up the fallen environmental defenders of a region ridden with ecological threats in the hope that their spirits will be reborn once again.

Actors

Eng Kai Er
Eng Kai Er
Buaya
Chloe Chotrani
Chloe Chotrani
Kancil
Zarina Muhammad
Zarina Muhammad
(Voice Over)
Tini Aliman
Tini Aliman
(Voice Over)
Marco Viaña
Marco Viaña
(Voice Over)
K. Rajagopal
K. Rajagopal
(Voice Over)

Crews

Yeo Siew Hua
Yeo Siew Hua
Director
Yeo Siew Hua
Yeo Siew Hua
Writer
Russel Morton
Russel Morton
Cinematography
Mike Chang
Mike Chang
Props
Dan Koh
Dan Koh
Researcher
Hussain Ismail
Hussain Ismail
Location Sound Recordist
Yen Yu Ting
Yen Yu Ting
Sound Designer
Yen Yu Ting
Yen Yu Ting
Sound Mixer
Yang Yanxuan Vicki
Yang Yanxuan Vicki
Assistant Director
Daniel Hui
Daniel Hui
Editor
Calvin Pua
Calvin Pua
Camera Production Assistant
Eric Lee
Eric Lee
Camera Operator
Nicole Ho
Nicole Ho
Art Direction
Tricia Lim
Tricia Lim
Art Direction
Zhang Yuanhui
Zhang Yuanhui
Grip
Zarina Muhammad
Zarina Muhammad
Additional Writing