Bontoc Eulogy (1995): Cast & Plot
Bontoc Eulogy is a 1995 documentary directed by Bridget Yearian, starring Jordan Porter as Boy with Camera, Nicole Antonio and Marlon Fuentes. It runs 56 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Director
- Bridget Yearian
- Genre
- Documentary
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Bontoc Eulogy About?
The premise of Bontoc Eulogy without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
At the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, 1,100 Filipino tribal peoples were presented as a “living exhibit,” part of an ethnological display that juxtaposed “primitive” cultures with Western progress. Marlon E. Fuentes’s Bontoc Eulogy uses this history to examine his conflicted Filipino heritage, delivering a haunting critique of the fair’s cultural arrogance beyond its nostalgic images of Judy Garland and Victorian trolleys.
Bontoc Eulogy Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- headless body
- on screen narration
- year 1904
- family relationships
- filipino
- st. louis world's fair
- feast
- tinguian
- suyoc
- research
- ethnic
- discovery
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- skeleton
- louisiana purchase exposition
- colonialism
- american
- tribesman
- tribe
- grandfather
- national archives
- library of congress
- fireworks
- river
- jungle
- infirmary
- birth
- head
- boy
- scout
- cultural dance
- war dance
- funeral dance
- cultural
- warrior
- bontoc
- elephant
- exposition
- dog
- fair
- grief
- funeral
- gramophone
- round table
- dance
- arrow
- bow
- world's exposition
- world's fair
- st. louis missouri
- culture
Bontoc Eulogy Cast & Characters
Jordan Porter leads the cast as Boy with Camera, with Nicole Antonio as Girl with Camera and Marlon Fuentes as Narrator. Directed by Bridget Yearian; 8 actors are credited in all.
- Director Bridget Yearian
- Jordan Porter as Boy with Camera
- Nicole Antonio as Girl with Camera
- Marlon Fuentes as Narrator
- Enrico Obusan as Markod
Also Starring in Bontoc Eulogy
· 4 more- Boy in Mosquito Net Michael Porter
- Eliseo Bacolod Bacolod
- Fermina Bagwan Markod's Voice
- Aaron Levinson Male Announcer
Bontoc Eulogy Plot Summary
What happens in Bontoc Eulogy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The unnamed narrator, Marlon Fuentes, a serious Filipino-American immigrant, looks back on his days in the Philippines and steadily pursues questions about the mysterious disappearances of his grandfathers. His curiosity becomes a driving force, pushing him to research his family history and to search for the fate of relatives he never fully knew. Through his voice-over narration, the film grants audiences a private window into his internal conflict about belonging, heritage, and the weight of memory as it stretches across generations. The storytelling unfolds through a tapestry of vignettes and visual fragments centered on the World’s Fair, with some scenes that appear to be archival footage themselves, while others are presented as carefully staged reenactments that illuminate what people once believed to be the past.
Full summary
The whole story of Bontoc Eulogy, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Bontoc Eulogy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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In which year did the St. Louis World's Fair take place?
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Movies Like Bontoc Eulogy
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The World’s Greatest Fair, Cinebuano and Oriental Elegy.
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The World’s Greatest Fair 2004 -
Cinebuano 2023 -
Oriental Elegy 1996 -
Halving the Bones 1996 -
A Short Film About the Indio Nacional 2005 -
Lamentations: A Monument for the Dead World 1985 -
The Forgotten Village 1941 -
Baler 2008 -
A Day at the Fair 1947 -
To Be Alive! 1964 -
Being Different 1981 -
Los últimos de Filipinas 1945
Bontoc Eulogy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Bontoc Eulogy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Bontoc Eulogy?
Bontoc Eulogy runs 56 minutes.
When was Bontoc Eulogy released?
Bontoc Eulogy was released on March 31, 1995.
Who directed Bontoc Eulogy?
Bontoc Eulogy was directed by Bridget Yearian.
Who is in the cast of Bontoc Eulogy?
Bontoc Eulogy stars Jordan Porter as Boy with Camera, Nicole Antonio as Girl with Camera and Marlon Fuentes as Narrator, among 8 credited actors.
Does Bontoc Eulogy have a post-credit scene?
No. Bontoc Eulogy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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