SENTRO RIZAL OF PHNOM PENH presents
The Sentro Rizal of Phnom Penh (SRPP) cordially invites all Filipinos in Cambodia to the screening of the Philippine film entitled “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok” on Sunday, 9 September 2018, at 5:45pm, immediately after the Kapihan sa Pasuguan.
“Ang Babae sa Likod ng Mambabatok” is a documentary produced by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and directed by Lauren Sevilla Faustino.
The film 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. Through 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 a 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. ×
Running time: 45 minutes
Free of Charge, with English sub-titles
Screening Date: Sunday, 9 September 2018
Time: 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Venue: Multi-Purpose Hall, Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines
No. 182, Norodom Blvd., Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon, Phnom Penh
Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=634UCbJTLWA