An Invocation to the Earth

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.

Main Cast

Eng Kai Er

Buaya

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Chloe Chotrani

Kancil

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Zarina Muhammad

(Voice Over)

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Tini Aliman

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Marco Viaña

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K. Rajagopal

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Crew

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