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In Order to Escort Her

In Order to Escort Her is a time-collapsing hybrid documentary where Lila, a Waray elder, reunites with her Filipina-American niece, prompting another relative's visit and invoking the ever-expanding present moment. (USA, 36 MIN)

Directed, produced, shot, written, edited and sound-designed by Kim Maxime Baglieri.

SCREENINGS

Social Impact Film Festival, Los Angeles, CA, Official Selection, April 2022

Tripvill International Film Festival, Brooklyn, NY, Best Documentary Short, January 2022

FlickFair On-Demand Film Festival, Official Selection, February 2022

Doc NYC, New York, NY, Official Selection, November 2021

Hunter MFA Thesis Show, New York, NY, January 2021

To inquire about screenings please email kim.baglieri(at)gmail.com

In gratitude: Many ancestors, relatives and friends worked on In Order to Escort Her
and it is dedicated to Eva (Bebing) Calleja

Credits

Directed, produced, shot, written, edited and sound designed by Kim Maxime Baglieri

Writing is adapted from interviews with Pilar Calleja

Co-created with:

Pilar Calleja (spirit)
Lila Calleja
Marietta Calleja-Baglieri
Maxima Calleja (spirit)
Eva (Bebing) (spirit)
Ma. Rhonalyn Nebasa Estrelles
Elmo Don Riel

Cast:

Lila Calleja as herself

Marietta Calleja-Baglieri as herself

Music by:

Kim Baglieri
The Leyte Kalipayan Dance Group
Jordan Powell (Erokia from freesound.org)

Sound recordings by:

Kim Baglieri
Elmo (Don Don) Calleja Riel
Joal Estrelles
Ma. Rhonalyn Nebasa Estrelles

Dances by:

The Leyte Kalipayan Dance Group

Translation and translation assistance by:
Marietta Calleja-Baglieri
Kristin Baglieri

Advisors:
Veronique Bernard (Primary Advisor)
Michael Gitlin
Karen Hanna

Associate Producers:

Marietta Calleja-Baglieri

Elmo (Don Don) Calleja Riel

Victoria Cuellar

Elaine Dolalas and Michael Nailat

Mark Delos Reyes

Patri González-Ramírez

Ma. Rhonalyn Nebasa Estrelles

Leah Obias

Anna Ozbek

Netysha Santos

Lingyun Zheng

Food by:

Aida Calleja

Very special thank you to:

Teodora Altomare
Mila Arciaga
Kristin Baglieri
Marietta Calleja-Baglieri
Frank Baglieri
Marino Benedetto
Aida Calleja
Betbet Calleja
Elmo (Don Don) Calleja Riel
Lorna Calleja
Ma. Rhonalyn Calleja Estrelles
Nancy Calleja
Riz Casper

Nimfa Despabiladeras
Melissa Gibson
Leah Obias
Mary Ellen Obias
Sarah Mae Olivar
Nieves D. Zosa
Aida Nuevo
Chaydha Pleasant
Elvira Riel
Serge Rodriguez
Tatiana Stolpovskaya
Reiko Tahara
Claudia Zamora

This film (previously titled Notion of Home) was funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign completed in October 2016. Though the main characters and subject changed since the completion of the campaign, the film remained thematically similar.

Thank you Kickstarter supporters ($50 and up)

Hermie Aczon
Chris Araquel Concordia
Alice Baglieri
Kristin Baglieri
Zoya Baker
AnaLiza Caballes
Liza Campbell
Katie Cavanagh
Su Lin Chionh
Victoria Cuellar
Mandy David
Rebecca Dean
Mathilda DeDios
Elaine Dolalas
Michael Nailat
Frédéric Germain

Ed Hong
Mary Rose Isaguirre
Matt King
Mitzy King
Lorelei Laurencio
Joy Lee
Maggie Lee
Cecilia Lim
Angela Logan Wexler
Kate Logan
Ray Luna
Charina Nadura
Terri Nilliasca
Dulce Obias-Manno
Leah Obias
Maria Obias-Bonnefoy

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Sarah Mae Olivar
Clotilde Ordonez
Nina Ozbek
P.N.A.S.N.J.P., Inc
Teresa Power
Joel Quizon
Evelyn C. Tuanquin
Serge Rodriguez
Lissette Rodriguez
Marlyn Sague
C. M. Samala
Irene Sanchez
Netysha Santos
Nicasia Santos
Magdalena Sapiandante

Lauren Schmied
Molly Schulman
Pamela Schulman
Tara Sketchley
Victor Sta. Ana
Ralph Stefano
Reiko Tahara
Samantha Terrado
Evelyn C. Tuanquin
Edna Weiner
Susannah Wexler
Laurent Widjaya
Shenhav Yehzkel
Claudia Zamora