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Films
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“Brazil”
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“Essay film”
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Year of production
“2016”
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films available on demand
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South America
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Brazil
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Keywords
Essay film
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Reflexivity
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Religion / Belief / Faith
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Directors
van de Port, Mattijs
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not set
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Country of production
Netherlands
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Year of production
2016
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Film
The Possibility of Spirits
2016
72
‘
Directed by
Mattijs van de Port
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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 euro-centric views. Refusing to choose between belief and disbelief, I embraced my not-knowing. The Possibility of Spirits is an essay-film that keeps the mystery of spirits centre stage. Borrowing from surrealist montage-techniques, the estrangement effect of Brechtian theatre and a Brazilian taste for the genuinely made-up, it invites viewers to let themselves be confused and — in that confusion — consider the possibility of spirits.
South America
Essay film
Religion / Belief / Faith
Reflexivity