Bontoc Eulogy

Bontoc Eulogy, an unknown film by many, is a 1995 drama mockumentary directed by Marlon Fuentes and Bridget Yearen and produced by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was written, directed by, and stars Marlon Fuentes in the main role of a screen narrator going through an excruciating internal conflict regarding his heritage and following his thoughts as he recounts his grandfathers journey to the St. Louis Worlds Fair. It is the fifth film produced by Marlon Fuentes, following Arm in 1994.

The unnamed narrator, a serious FilipinoAmerican immigrant, muses of his days in the Philippines and continues on to speculate on the mysterious disappearance of both of his grandfathers. His curiosity leads him to research his past and urges him to discover the whereabouts of his kin. He offers the audience an inside look to his internal conflict regarding his family history by narrating throughout the film. Much of the movie consists of snapshots and footage of the Worlds Fair and some of the real footage has been, in fact, just a reenactment of what is thought to be the past.The film begins with the narrator thinking of his children and subsequently thinking of his days as a child in the Philippines. He expresses his sadness of belonging to neither country America or Philippines and his desire to gain a foundation for his personal history. With this said, the narrator recounts the story of both of his grandfathers lives. One of the grandfathers Emeliano had fought in the revolution against Spain in 1896 and the PhilippineAmerican War in 1899, only to be killed in the trenches and never have his body found. The narrator speculates that his grandfather is probably buried in one of the several mass graves on the outskirts of Manila. ........

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