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Films
found one film
with a digital version available
x
shorter than 40 minutes
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Year of production
“1999”
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Status
“A”
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films with a digital version
1
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short films
1
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Region
South-East Asia
1
Country
China
1
Keywords
Education / Knowledge transmission
1
Religion / Belief / Faith
1
Shamans and Shamanism
1
Directors
Cai, Hua
1
Series
not set
1
Country of production
China
1
Year of production
1999
1
x
Status
Film
Daba – Portrait of a Na Shaman
1999
40
‘
Directed by
Hua Cai
.
After more than a quarter of a century without any form of religious ceremony, the Na, an ethnic group living on the Himalayan plateau, began openly practising their religion again in the early 1990s. Their priests are called daba. Among the few old shamans who are still living today, Dafa Luzo is the most remarkable. As the main character in the film, we see him looking after his farm and his family, as well as performing rituals to expel all unclean spirits and demons and honour the ancestors. His main worry, and his greatest hope, is to make sure his knowledge is safely handed down to the next generation.
South-East Asia
Education / Knowledge transmission
Religion / Belief / Faith
Shamans and Shamanism