Bontoc Eulogy
Bontoc Eulogy
A Documentary film released in 1995, Bontoc Eulogy runs 56m and comes from Philippines. Soap2Day lists it with Marlon Fuentes directing and Marlon Fuentes and Jordan Porter in the cast. It holds 10/10 from 1 vote. Marlon E. Fuentes' Bontoc Eulogy is a haunting, personal exploration into the filmmaker's complex relationship with his Filipino heritage as explored through the almost unbelievable story of the 1,100 Filipino tribal natives brought to the U.S. to be a "living exhibit" at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. For those who associate the famous fair with Judy Garland, clanging trolleys, and creampuff victoriana, Bontoc Eulogy offers a disturbing look at the cultural arrogance that went hand-in-hand with the Fair's glorification of progress. The Fair was the site of the world's largest ever "ethnological display rack," in which hundreds of so-called primitive and savage men and women from all over the globe were exhibited in contrast to the achievements of Western civilization.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: Philippines, United States of America
- Director: Marlon Fuentes, Bridget Yearian
- Cast: Marlon Fuentes, Jordan Porter, Nicole Antonio, Boy in Mosquito Net, Enrico Obusan, Eliseo Bacolod, Fermina Bagwan, Aaron Levinson
