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Films
2 Films
Country
“India”
x
Keywords
“Ritual”
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Festival Prize Category
“0”
x
films with a digital version
2
Region
South Asia
2
Country
India
2
x
Keywords
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
2
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Directors
Balikci, Anna
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Series
National Film and Television School
1
not set
1
Country of production
India
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1987
1
2011
1
Festival Prize Category
Film list
Ritual Journeys
2011
75
‘
Directed by
Dawa Lepcha
Anna Balikci
.
The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for
South Asia
Ritual
Shamans and Shamanism
Health / Health care / Healing
A Tibetan New Year
1987
45
‘
Directed by
Jon Jerstad
.
This outstanding documentary is placed in Northern India among a group of Tibetan refugees. They celebrate the New Year, following a ritual of their religion, Bonpo, which is older than Buddhism.
South Asia
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual