Bontoc Eulogy
March 31 1995 (almost 30 years ago)Rating
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- Directors: Marlon Fuentes, Bridget Yearian
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 56 m
- Countries: Philippines, United States of America
- Companies: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Asian American Telecommunications Association
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.
