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1982 • Movie • Documentary • Directed by karen kramer

To Serve the Gods

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Synopsis

In rural Haiti, where the Vodou gods have been attended to for generations, a family serves its ancestral spirits with prayer, song, dance, animal sacrifice, possession, and other sacred offerings.

Details

GenreDocumentary

Release Date1982-01-01

Runtime33 min

Main Audio LanguageEnglish

CountriesUS

Production CompanyKaren Kramer Films

Keywords

Observational, Music, Religion

Tags

tribe, religion, possession, yoruba, Vodou, Worship, Caribbean, Haitian dance, ritual, peasants, Haiti, rural, family, ancestral, spirits, Prayer, music, Dance, animal sacrifice, sacred, art & culture, observational, preservation of culture, ethnographic, anthropology

Advisory

All Audiences

Festivals

Margaret Meade Film Festival
musica dei caraibi, Italy
Festival de cinema, Geneva
The Color of Ritual, Whitney Museum

Cast

John Genkeas Narrator

Crew

karen kramerproducer, director

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