Pinoy indies in Chicago, Lucerne

“Walking the Waking Journey”: Lama Telzin Cheogyal (third from right, second row) brings his wards back to their villages in the Himalayas via perilous mountain trails. Pinoy indie filmmaker Ferdinand Balanag directed this documentary.

Two Filipino independent films are participating in two festivals. Sheron Dayoc’s “Halaw (Ways of the Sea)” will be screened in the World Cinema section of the 47th Chicago International Film Festival, running in the US city from Oct. 6 to 20. Ferdinand John Balanag’s documentary “Walking the Waking Journey” will be shown at the Lucerne International Film Festival to be held in Switzerland from Oct. 19 to 23. Bayani San Diego Jr.