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Films
3 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Keywords
“Health Health care Healing”
x
Directors
“Asch, Timothy”
x
Series
“ANU, Indonesia Series”
x
short films
3
x
Region
South-East Asia
3
Country
Indonesia
3
Keywords
Health / Health care / Healing
3
x
Possession
1
Reflexivity
1
Reproduction (biology)
1
Socioeconomic conditions
1
Directors
Asch, Patsy
3
Asch, Timothy
3
x
Connor, Linda
3
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
3
x
Country of production
Australia
3
United States
1
Year of production
1980
1
1983
2
Film list
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
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
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)