Something happened

Australia, 1983

Film
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Episode of Series “Healers quacks or mystics”.
Can supernatural forces be summoned at will to assist with human healing? In this episode Nevill Drury introduces us to spiritual healer, Rita McReady; the Assembly of God congregation in Mt. Gravatt, Qld, which conducts miracle services for sufferers each Sunday afternoon; the programs and philosophies practised at the Adventist Sanatorium Hospital in Sydney to mobilise the faith of patients to aid the healing process; the controversial Australian psychic surgeon, Chris Coles and finally the anointing and laying on of hands practised in a Sydney Anglican Church.

Credits

producer/director

Brian Nicholls

production company

ABC

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1983

Appears in

Healers quacks or mystics

Group of items

Healers quacks or mystics

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303801

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Spiritual healing

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Spiritual healing

Magic, Occult & Supernatural → Supernatural

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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