A reaction to the seminal text by Swiss anthropologist Paul Wirz entitled "Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon", this high contrast hand processed film considers a history of colonialism and ethnographic practices in South Asia. At my mother’s village, I restaged an exorcism once performed on her in the early 1960s when she was a little girl. Possessed by the lecherous entity known as the Kalu Kumara, the Sanni Yakuma healing ritual was performed over a 12-hour period.
2 PRINTS IN DISTRIBUTION
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distribution format |
DCP on server (SMPTE 2K) |
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screen |
4/3 (single screen) |
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speed |
24 fps |
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sound |
silent |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
46,00 € |
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distribution format |
Digital file on server (FHD) |
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screen |
4/3 (single screen) |
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speed |
24 fps |
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sound |
silent |
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original language |
English |
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rental fee |
46,00 € |
