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The Woman Behind the Tattoo Artist

Movie"A Documentary Film about Fang Od"
The Woman Behind the Tattoo Artist
NR 45 minDocumentary
Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok unravels the multiple layers of the almost mythological figureliving 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 forbeing 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 culturebearer
StarringFang Od
DirectorLauren Sevilla Faustino

Movie Details

Movie Budget:$6,000
Original Language:Tagalog
Production Companies:Film Development Council of the Philippines