Films - RAI FILM

RAI FILM

Film list

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Breaking the Chains 2015 64‘

Student Directed by Erminia Colucci .

The practice of using shackles and chains to physically restrain people with mental illness (known as pasung) is widespread in Indonesia (as in many other developing/low middle income countries) and

South-East Asia Prison Health / Health care / Healing Political Activists Development projects

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Jero Tapakan: Stories from the life of a Balinese Healer 1983 26‘

Directed by Timothy Asch Linda Connor Patsy Asch .

Jero beings with an account of her family’s extreme poverty that culminated in her desire to leave her family and travel as a pedlar. She describes mystical experiences that led her to recognise

South-East Asia Health / Health care / Healing Socioeconomic conditions

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Jero on Jero: A Balinese Trance Séance Observed 1980 16‘

Directed by Timothy Asch Linda Connor Patsy Asch .

For the first time Jero sees herself on film as she watches ‘A Balinese Trance Séance’. Her spontaneous comments provide insights into her feelings while possessed, her understanding of her

South-East Asia Possession Reflexivity Health / Health care / Healing

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The Medium is the Masseuse: a Balinese Massage 1983 31‘

Directed by Timothy Asch Linda Connor Patsy Asch .

Jero uses massage and traditional medicines to treat Ida Bagus, who suffers from sterility and seizures. Through her treatment and her words, Jero reveals her conceptions of the human body, the

South-East Asia Health / Health care / Healing Reproduction (biology)