Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know
USA / 2022 / 3m / World Premiere / English, Bangla & Spanish
In-Person: Sat 24 June / 14:30 BST
Online: 23 - 29 June
Throughout the borough of Queens, New York, Women and Femmes of Colour practice reciprocity in support of their communities.
Through an audiovisual poem, Cecilia Lim provides snapshots of the many ways in which this reciprocal relationship manifests, from caring for elders and preparing food, to protests for workers’ rights and standing firm against hate. Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know (2022) beautifully frames the multiplicity of Queens through a joining together of different languages, both spoken and subtitled in layers. The film, which is accompanied by a zine, positions community care in the sharing and receiving of resources and in the honouring of our ancestors.
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Written, directed, produced, shot, and edited by Cecilia Lim
Original music by Leo Ferguson with Jackie Coleman and Craig Chin
Sound mix, color, and additional camera by Kim Maxime Baglieri
Illustration by Yon Mi Kim
Animation by Karina Hurtado-Ocampo
Spoken word performed by AL Caballes
Bangla translation by Mohoshina Momotaj (Al-Nisa Worker Collective) and Kazi Fouzia
Spanish translation by Dominique Hernandez
Dari translation by HH (Al-Nisa Worker Collective)
Urdu translation by Samreen Rafi and Anum Shah (Al-Nisa Worker Collective)
Mandarin translation by Tom Chan
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Captions by Sarya Wu
British Sign Language by Rachel Jones
BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh
Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre
Listen to…
Filmmaker Cecilia Lim talk about Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Response
Finding sacrality in the city
A Response to Pagpapa(-)alam: To Wish You Well, So You Know, written by Radha Patel