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Films
2 Films
Keywords
“Ritual”
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Year of production
“1977”
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films with a digital version
1
Region
Australia
1
South America
1
Country
Australia
1
Brazil
1
Keywords
Death
1
Elderly people
1
Film / Photography / Mass media
1
Health / Health care / Healing
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Possession
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Ritual
2
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Directors
Cross, Stephen
1
MacDougall, David
1
Series
Disappearing World Series
1
not set
1
Country of production
Australia
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1977
2
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Film list
Good-bye Old Man
1977
70
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
.
A last request of a Tiwi man on Melville Island was that a film be made of the pukumani (bereavment) ceremony to follow his death. The film follows his family, from the days of preparation to their
Australia
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Death
Elderly people
Film / Photography / Mass media
Ritual
Umbanda
1977
52
‘
Directed by
Stephen Cross
.
Umbanda is a syncretic religious movement, combining elements from orthodox Catholicism with submerged African and indigenous Indian spiritual beliefs. In spite of past attempts to suppress it,
South America
Possession
Health / Health care / Healing
Religion / Belief / Faith
Ritual