Eco-friendly Philippine mats (Banig) : a symbol of Filipino culture

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A short documentary film featuring the lives of local mat weavers in a very small town in Leyte, Philippines. This docu shows you how to weave eco-friendly Philippine mats (banig) and how this industry provides livelihood to the community. Banig, an earth-friendly handwoven mat made from an indigenous reed named tikog (Fimbristylis utilis), is usually used for sleeping and organic beach mats. Overtime, it has been used in other forms like eco mats, native bags, throw pillows, eco-friendly place mats, framed art works, and it now adorns modern walls panels, furniture mattings and even used in designer clothings.

Title: Philippine mats: Banig v.1

Director and Scriptwriter : Jovel Cipriano
Director of Photography and Editor : Dominic Lim
Producer : Travamat
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