The Spirit World of Tidikawa

The Spirit World of Tidikawa 1972 Released

Directed by Jef Doring, Su Doring

· 51 min

 

The Spirit World of Tidikawa 1972 Released

Directed by Jef Doring, Su Doring

· 51 min

 

Filmed among the Bedamini people of the Great Papuan Plateau, this documentary focuses on Tidikawa, a spirit medium whose role is to communicate with ancestral spirits during trance. Set within longhouse communities that periodically relocate to clear new gardens, the film records subsistence activities such as hunting, gardening, sago gathering, and timber cutting, alongside moments of domestic life and loss. Ritual practices are documented in detail, including a séance involving... see more

Filmed among the Bedamini people of the Great Papuan Plateau, this documentary focuses on Tidikawa, a spirit medium whose role is to communicate with ancestral spirits during trance. Set within longhouse communities that periodically relocate to clear new gardens, the film records subsistence activities such as hunting, gardening, sago gathering, and timber cutting, alongside moments of domestic life and loss. Ritual practices are documented in detail, including a séance involving... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jan 1, 1972
COUNTRY
PG
LANGUAGE
EN
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