Last tribes of Mindanao [videorecording]. ([S.l. s.n.], 1972)
DVD
Last tribes of Mindanao is a National Geographic film showing the first contact with the Tasaday in June of 1971. The film is about Manuel Elizalde's work among tribal peoples on the Island of Mindanao. On the island of Mindanao of fertile wilderness land and its tribal people, the Basilan, the T'boli, and the Tasaday, face the industrial challenges of the 20th century. This film focuses on the massie personal campaign of millionaire industrialist Manuel Elizalde Jr., to preserve the customs and heritage of these pre-industrial tribes, while preparing them for the 20th century. A controversial documentary especially in terms of the authenticity of the Tasaday as a Store Age tribe and the motivations of Elizalde.
Keywords: Tribes -- Philippines -- Mindanao; Documentary films