Films 2 Films Region "Central Asia and Far East" x Country "China" x Keywords "Ritual" x Country of production "China" x films with a digital version 2 short films 2 Region Central Asia and Far East 2 x Country China 2 x Keywords Collective / Community identity 1 Family / Kinship 1 Festivals / Carnival 1 Gender Role and Identity 1 Ritual 2 x Shamans and Shamanism 1 Directors Rousso-Schindler, Steven 2 Seaman, Gary 2 Song, Zhifang 2 Series Song Family Village 2 Country of production China 2 x United States 2 Year of production 2009 2 Film list The Heavenly Court in Song Family Village 2009 30' Directed by Zhifang Song Gary Seaman Steven Rousso-Schindler . Religious life in the village is highly gendered, with female shamans dominating most religious activities. These shamanesses and their gods are organised as a “court”, which expresses a Central Asia and Far East Gender Role and Identity Shamans and Shamanism Ritual The Secret of the Stone 2009 39' Directed by Zhifang Song Gary Seaman Steven Rousso-Schindler . Located on the North China Plain about 200 miles south of Beijing, 'Song Family Village' is home to about 1,300 people. Some 80% of all villagers are members of a single lineage of the Song surname. Central Asia and Far East Family / Kinship Collective / Community identity Ritual Festivals / Carnival