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.
Fang Od
Herself

Cree Hunters of Mistassini
Cree Hunters of Mistassini

Saving Warru
Saving Warru

One of Many
One of Many

The Lost Children
The Lost Children

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
Eleven nations for one song
Eleven nations for one song
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance
Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance

Wërapara
Wërapara

The Call of Fayu Ujmu
The Call of Fayu Ujmu
Man Who Chooses the Bush
Man Who Chooses the Bush
Habilito: Debt for Life
Habilito: Debt for Life