Watch A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas

The grace and skill of a Filipina domestic worker in the US play alongside scenes of her daughter back home, and devotional dances to the Santo Nino, a statue Magellan brought to the islands when he first circumnavigated the globe in 1521. The ensuing galleon trade of silk and porcelain for New World silver initiated a global economy where female care labor is now the commodity in demand.

A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas is a 2024 arthouse movie with a runtime of 31 minutes.