Movie: Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti

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John Genke
John Genke

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Joan Pape
Joan Pape

Narrator (voice)

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    This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her years in Haiti (1947-1951); she never edited the footage, so this “finished” version was made by Teiji Ito and Cherel Ito after Deren’s death.

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    1993-03-20

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    6.1

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