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Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok

A Documentary Film about Fang Od

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Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok unravels the multiple layers of the almost mythological figure-living legend, Fang Od, a 92 year old woman who has been called the ‘Last [Traditional] Tattoo Artist of Kalinga.’ The first layer of the story is the one she is most famous for-being a tattoo artist. At her eyes, she continues to exhibit sharpness and precision in the very demanding art and skill of tattooing. The second layer shows her many stories as woman who has reached the age of looking back. She regales us with stories of her many suitors, of her youth, the dancing and the feasts. She also looks back with not just a tinge of regret that she never married nor had children of her own. Her body covered in tattoos is a landscape on its own mirroring the map of a woman who has chosen wittingly or unwittingly a road diverging from convention and in the process became a culture-bearer.

Directed byLauren Sevilla Faustino

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
TL
Released
November 23, 2012
Budget
$6,000
Studios
Film Development Council of the Philippines

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring

Fang Od

Herself

Creative team
Directed by
Lauren Sevilla Faustino

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