A Curing Ceremony (1969)
Sha//ge, a very young woman about to have her first child, falls ill, probably with malaria. /Ti!kay, a relative and healer, enters a mild trance, without the stimulus of dancing, in an attempt to cure her. Sha//ge lives but the baby is stillborn.
Director: John Marshall
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 9 min
Release Date: January 1, 1969
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
ethnomusicology
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Curing Ceremony about?
- Sha//ge, a very young woman about to have her first child, falls ill, probably with malaria. /Ti!kay, a relative and healer, enters a mild trance, without the stimulus of dancing, in an attempt to cure her. Sha//ge lives but the baby is stillborn.
- Who directed A Curing Ceremony?
- A Curing Ceremony was directed by John Marshall.
- How long is A Curing Ceremony?
- A Curing Ceremony has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is A Curing Ceremony?
- A Curing Ceremony is a Documentary film.