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Films
2 Films
Region
“South-East Asia”
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Keywords
“Death”
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Directors
“Asch, Timothy”
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Series
“ANU, Indonesia Series”
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Country of production
“Australia”
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Status
“A”
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Region
South-East Asia
2
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Country
Indonesia
2
Keywords
Death
2
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Possession
1
Ritual
2
Directors
Asch, Patsy
1
Asch, Timothy
2
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Connor, Linda
2
Series
ANU, Indonesia Series
2
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Country of production
Australia
2
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United States
1
Year of production
1980
1
1991
1
Status
Film list
A Balinese Trance Séance
1980
46
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Directed by
Timothy Asch
Linda Connor
.
Jero Tapakan is ‘entered’ by deities and spirits who converse with her clients. Unbeknown to her, they wish to contact the spirit of their dead son to learn the cause of his death and his wishes
South-East Asia
Death
Possession
Ritual
Releasing the Spirits: a village cremation in Bali
1991
44
‘
Directed by
Patsy Asch
Linda Connor
Timothy Asch
.
In 1978, as part of the preparations for the island-wide ceremony eka dasa rudra, religious officials urged all Balinese to cleanse the island by cremating their dead. Many were forced to pool
South-East Asia
Death
Ritual