Witch doctor

Choreographic interpretation of voodoo ritual performed by Haitian witch doctor, danced by Jean Leon Destine, to rid a woman possessed of an eil spirit. Accompanied by music of drums.

Credits

production company

Ritter Young Lerner Associates

Duration

00:08:05:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1951

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

30551

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Shamans

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Voodooism

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1951

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