Films found one film shorter than 40 minutes x Country "China" x Year of production "1999" x films with a digital version 1 short films 1 x Region South-East Asia 1 Country China 1 x Keywords Education / Knowledge transmission 1 Religion / Belief / Faith 1 Shamans and Shamanism 1 Directors Cai, Hua 1 Series not set 1 Country of production China 1 Year of production 1999 1 x Film Daba - Portrait of a Na Shaman 1999 40' Directed by Hua Cai . After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors. His main worry, and his greatest hope, is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation. South-East Asia Education / Knowledge transmission Religion / Belief / Faith Shamans and Shamanism