Pamumuay (Bee Hunt)

Pamumuay (Bee Hunt)

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Title:
Pamumuay (Bee Hunt)
Description:
Abstract "A tribe scattered and hungry becomes weak to care for its own culture." Lawrence Ong. Bridge-Builder in Our Midst, 2001 "Pamumuay" (Bee Hunt) is a 15-minute documentary that tells the story of the struggle of an Ayta family of the Magbikin tribe in Kanawan, Morong, Bataan, to survive in a modern world that has outpaced their traditional way of life. Lacking modern education and unable to find permanent jobs, the family counts on hunting wild bees for honey as their primary source of livelihood. The documentary takes off from the theory of cultural transfusion and acculturation. In acculturation, members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. Most of the time, acculturation occurs in the direction of a minority group adopting the beliefs, language pattern and habits of the larger group. This results in a loss of ethnic identification. By capturing the day-to-day events in the life of Nanay Emmy Restum, Tatay Jose 'Ute' Restum and their children, Domeng and Duday, the documentary depicts the pervasiveness of acculturation among most Ayta tribesmen in Kanawan. How instead of speaking their native tongue, the Magbikin dialect, they converse in the lowlanders' Tagalog. The apparent loss of their cultural identity is mirrored in the clothes they wear, the dwelling they have constructed, and the tools they use in their daily lives. From the point of view of "cultural transfusion," the documentary points out the effects of modernization on the Ayta family, taking into account the changes in their way of life and language, as well as economic prospects. Would integration with the mainstream culture be the key to Ayta survival, or instead bring about their downfall as a tribe? Would their "exile" and isolation doom them to poverty, or instead preserve their cultural integrity. This documentary attempts to be a snapshot of the struggles of the Kanawan Aytas today and tries to capture and preserve their story for future generations.
Themes:
NATURE FILMS
Language:
fil
Genre:
Doc.
Duration:
15:57
Creator:
Empeno, Jena Rajni Caroline Aspa
Cast & Crew:
Aspa, Carrie Empeño, Henry Cruz, Melvin Mendoza, John Lee
Thesis Adviser:
Piano, Eduardo J.
Date:
2005
Location:
Manila, Philippines
Latitude:
14.65677
Longitude:
121.0672
Source Collection:
UPFI Student Thesis AV Collection
Identifier:
UPFI000211
Type:
Image;MovingImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Item History :
2024-01-05 (Created)
File Name:
2005_Pamumuay(BeeHunt).m4v
Rights:
Educational use only
Rights Statement:
https://mainlib.upd.edu.ph/university-archives/revised-policy-on-access-to-theses-and-dissertations-2017/
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