The Last Mambabatok

Directed by Brent Foster · 2016

Apo Whang-Od, believed to be the last traditional hand-tap tattoo artist of her generation, passes her ancient craft on to her grand-niece in the remote mountains of Kalinga.

An intimate portrait of a near-centenarian tattoo master and the living tradition she refuses to let die.

Apo Whang-Od is considered the world's last Mambabatok (hand-tap tattoo artist) from her generation. At the estimated age of 99, she is now passing the tattooing tradition to a new generation in her tribe including her g

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