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> Ready: > > Between Two Worlds: The Hmong Shaman in America. > Describes the art of Shamanism and the role of the Shaman in Hmong > society. Examines conflict between the ancient religion and traditions > of the Hmong and Christian practice and belief. Interviews Hmong > living in Chicago. 28 min. > > > The Split Horn: The Life of a Hmong Shaman in America > Shows the life and culture of the Thao family, Hmong Americans in > Appleton, Wisconsin. The film focuses on Paja Thao, a shaman whose > spiritual leadership plays a vital role in Appleton's Hmong community. > He ministers to the physical and spiritual needs of friends and family > with elaborate rituals that bridge the natural and spirit worlds. > However, as Paja's children have grown up, they are losing touch with > their father's 5, 000 year old traditions. c2001. 58 min. > (filmakers library) > > Pomo Shaman. > Rare record of the second and final night of a shamanistic curing > ceremony among the Kashia group of Southwestern Pomo Indians. The > Indian "sucking doctor" is a prophet of the Bole Maru religion and the > spiritual head of the community.1964. 20 min. (Berkeley Media) > > Different Paths: Shamanism, Cults, and Religion on Demand > Examines less traditional belief systems, practices and rituals as > alternatives to organized religion. Looks at Shamanism, Millennialism, > Astrology, and the upsurge of New Age religions. 1998. 57 min. (Films > media group) > > Shamanism: A Universal Science > This program cuts across cultures and national boundaries to delve > into the world of Shamanic medicine. Shamans from four countries, > ritualistic dancers, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a doctor, and > others investigate this form of traditional healing, contrasting it > with Western medical science. The interviews took place at the > Shamanism and Healing Congress, held in Pavia, Italy. Originally > produced in 1998. 38 min. (films media group) > > Magical Death. > Director, photographer, narrator, Napoleon A. Chagnon. The film > is a > vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the > close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture. > 30 min. (Documentary Educational Resources) > > > Nat Pwe: Burma's Carnival of Spirit Soul. > Filmed at Nat Pwe in Taungbyon, August 2002. Portrays the annual > festival in Taungbyon, Burma, which combines conservative tradition > with free-spirited music, dance and ecstatic spirit possession. It > features the Pwe ceremony to appease ghost spirits called Nats, who > are summoned by the flamboyant Kadaw, or master of the Pwe. Filmed by > Richard Bishop; produced by Alan Bishop. c2003. 85 min. Seattle, > WA : > Sublime Frequencies, c2003. > > Buying the Spirits > This powerful documentary presents a sympathetic view of > voodooism in > Haiti delving into the hidden world of voodoo practitioners and > offering unique insight into a frequently misunderstood religion. > Haitians turn to secret voodoo societies for support and protection > some to gain wealth and power. The stories offered here present an > objective view of a religion that is important to so many and often > maligned. A film by Saskia Reitmeijer & Bart Drolenga. 2003. 52 min. > (filmmakers library) > > Divine Horsemen: the Living Gods of Haiti. > Maya Deren's film chronicles a journey into the world of the > Voudounreligion of Haiti. A film by Maya Deren. Filmed in Haiti > 1947-1951. he > narration was adapted from the book by Maya Deren, Divine horsemen : > the living gods of Haiti." 52 min. (home video) > > The Voodoo Dance: (La ronde des vodu: en hommage au peuple Haitien) > Documents the significant role of Voodoo in Haitian culture > from the > perspectives of Voodoo priests, government officials, historians, and > politicians. A film by Elsie Haas. Dist.: Third World Newsreel. 1989. > 56 min. > > > > Please let me know of good titles in these or related topic > areas!! :-) > > > > My Best > > -- > > Chuck McCann > > Strozier Library Scholars Common > > 850-644-5924 > > http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/multimedia > > http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/profile.php?uid=12569 > > http://www.youtube.com/user/fsulibraries > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > acquisition,bibliographic> control, preservation, and use of > current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list > will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a > channel of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion > of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, > acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current > and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. > It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool > for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between > libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. Chuck McCann Strozier Library, Scholars Commons & Digital Media Center 850.644.3094 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
