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Films
4 Films
Country
“India”
x
Keywords
“Ritual”
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films with a digital version
3
Region
South Asia
4
Country
India
4
x
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Health / Health care / Healing
2
Religion / Belief / Faith
3
Ritual
4
x
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Directors
Balikci, Anna
1
Basu, Helene
1
Jerstad, Jon
1
Lepcha, Dawa
1
Tsering Lepcha, Dawa
1
Series
National Film and Television School
1
not set
3
Country of production
Germany
1
India
2
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1987
1
2007
1
2009
1
2011
1
Film list
Cham in the Lepcha Village of Lingthem
2007
52
‘
Directed by
Dawa Tsering Lepcha
.
Every winter, over a period of six days, the lamas of Lingthem’s village monastery hold their annual cham. These dramatic ritual masked dances impart elementary Buddhist teachings while providing
South Asia
Ritual
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Religion / Belief / Faith
Drugs & Prayers
2009
55
‘
Directed by
Helene Basu
.
The Sufi shrine of Mira Datar in North Gujarat is a large pilgrimage centre specialising in healing possession and mental illness. It has become a site of experimenting with new forms of community
South Asia
Health / Health care / Healing
Ritual
Religion / Belief / Faith
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