Обреди на иницијација

Overview The Illuminations of Madam Nerval, 80 мин. Хаити, вуду, храм, иницијација. (Madam Nerval is acelebrated mambo, a voodoo priestess in Haiti. With a small group of initiates, she worships the gods of her ancestors and presides over a temple where different celebrations are held. Here, the film depicts a colorful person, but also enters into the daily lives of a people whose belief in voodoo seems to be an escape from misery).

Overview Give Me Dancing Feet, 52 min. Западна Африка, Гвинеа Бисао, обичаи, традиција, иницијација, церемонија, танцување. (In Guinea - Bissau, the archipelago of Bijonos has always preserved its customs, like that of the younger generation's allegiance to its elders which lasts until the ceremony of initiation at 35 years old. Nouno, a 25 year old tailor, wants the date brought forward, so that he will no longer be dependent on his elders and will be able to work for himself. The ceremony takes place...

Overview Walé Shantal, Ekonda Woman, 52 min. Африка, Заир, обичај, традиција, иницијација. (The custom of the Ekondas of Zaire that young mothers, called Walé, return to live with their parents after the birth of their first child, for a period of two to five years. Chantal, the mother of a little girl, finally reaches the end of this period of seclusion which will be marked by a ritual performance in which she will dance and sing. After this ritual, she will become a "woman, mother of children")