Bontoc Eulogy
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.
Cast
Marlon Fuentes
Narrator
Jordan Porter
Boy with Camera
Nicole Antonio
Girl with Camera
Boy in Mosquito Net
Michael Porter
Enrico Obusan
Markod
Eliseo Bacolod
Bacolod
Fermina Bagwan
Markod's Voice
Aaron Levinson
Male Announcer
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