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Films
2 Films
Region
“South America”
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Country
“Brazil”
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Keywords
“Religion Belief Faith”
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Series
“0”
x
films with a digital version
1
films available on demand
1
Region
South America
2
x
Country
Brazil
2
x
Keywords
Dance / Theatre / Performance
1
Essay film
1
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
1
Reflexivity
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
2
x
Directors
Davidson, John Paul
1
van de Port, Mattijs
1
Series
not set
2
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Country of production
Netherlands
1
United Kingdom
1
Year of production
1990
1
2016
1
Film list
The Possibility of Spirits
2016
72
‘
Directed by
Mattijs van de Port
.
What is it that you film when you film a spirit? I was brought up to believe that spirits do not exist. Years of research on an afro-Brazilian spirit possession cult taught me the limits of such
South America
Essay film
Religion / Belief / Faith
Reflexivity
The Storyteller
1990
50
‘
Student
Directed by
John Paul Davidson
.
Unaware of the written word until the 1950s, the Waura tribe who live in the headwaters of the Xingu river in Brazil still practise the art of storytelling. Tribal storyteller Aruta recounts one of
South America
Indigenous peoples / First Nations peoples
Dance / Theatre / Performance
Religion / Belief / Faith