27th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
The Woman Behind the Tattoo Artist
director: Lauren Sevilla Faustino
original title: Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok
country: Philippines
year: 2011
running time: 45 min.
synopsis
Fang Od is a 92-year-old tattoo artist and the last representative of the Kalinga culture. The portrait of the artist whose tattooed body reminds us of the land and the map of life, is a testament to a dying tradition and a languishing cultural and national identity. She will take all of them to the grave, just like the tattoos on her body.more about film
director: | Lauren Sevilla Faustino |