A ‘WORKING’ FILMOGRAPHY OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICE IN AFRICA


1	INTRODUCTION
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3	Background
4	Entries for this filmography were collected during the academic year 2016-17 by two post-graduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Robin Steedman and Gladys Akom Ankobrey. Working under the direction of Professor Louis Brenner, the original aim was to compile accessible visual references to accompany a projected book on religious thought and practice in Africa.
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6	As the search progressed, the filmography developed into a much more comprehensive database of documentary films than originally envisaged, although it is far from exhaustive. To take just one example, linguistic coverage is limited almost exclusively to English-language entries.
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8	Because continued development of the filmography was beyond the resources of the original team, the decision was taken to place it online as a ‘working’ filmography to which other researchers can contribute in order both to extend its content and to refine its usability.
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10	Using the database
11	The original aim of the filmography was to identify film and video readily accessible for university teachers, researchers, and students, that is, resources available online or in DVD/VHS format. Difficult to access archival materials were therefore not included.
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13	Each citation includes enough information to locate the film. Internet links to each title are included, but if a link becomes inactive the bibliographic information provided should make it possible to locate the film in question. Some citations, however, are incomplete because information is unavailable.
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15	Each entry indicates all the databases in which the film appears and how to access it, as well as a brief description of content, production information, length, language, etc. However, access varies. Some films are free for anyone to view on the internet, while others require payment, either individually or through an institution such as a university that subscribes to a particular video service. Some films are available only in DVD format and are available for purchase, although they can be prohibitively expensive if purchase includes public screening rights. Each entry includes (current) cost for purchase or viewing, when relevant, and also a note about whether it is possible to watch a preview of the film before buying it.
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17	Contributing to the database
18	As mentioned above, the filmography is a work in progress and needs to be improved, in its coverage, descriptive content, and searchability.
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20	Expanding coverage is relatively simple. Users are encouraged to submit additional entries, including films produced in languages other than English, which can be submitted by email to africanreligionfilmography@gmail.com and should include, if possible, information for each of the subject columns in the database.
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22	The ‘Brief Description of Contents’ for each entry is usually based on published material accompanying the film and is often satisfactory for search purposes. The ‘Comments’ for each entry are notes added by persons who have viewed the film, which might include a brief critique if appropriate, as well as keywords that identify location, ethnicity, religious identity (e.g., Muslim, Christian, endogenous), etc., that will aid searchability. Users are encouraged to submit ‘Comments’ for new or existing entries to the email address above.
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24	Locating and using audio-visual resources
25	Ethnographic films can be a valuable resource for both teaching and researching religious practice. The wealth of available material stretches as far back as at least the 1950s, but finding relevant films can be a complicated and difficult task.
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27	Compilation of this filmography began with a thorough scouring of curated archives of anthropological film and with a thematic search of the wider internet on such platforms as YouTube and Vimeo. Published filmographies were also searched for films by specific filmmakers who worked in Africa, such as Jean Rouch. The main archives searched were The Royal Anthropological Institute, the Alexander Street Academic Video Store, Documentary Educational Resources, Alexander Street Ethnographic Video Online, and the British Universities Film and Video Council. The ethnographic quality of the films is assured, although acquiring them can be very expensive, as mentioned above. (See the Additional Resources page of the filmography for other resources searched.)
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29	Platforms such as YouTube and Vimeo provide free access but pose particular challenges. Anyone can upload a video onto YouTube with the result that one is confronted with an almost unlimited quantity of videos on an infinite number of subjects, so that finding something useful can be a daunting and sometimes frustrating task. Researchers must know what they are looking for and how to interpret it, and because user-owned videos can be uploaded and removed at will, sources that are there one day might not be there the next. And because such videos often exist only in that one format (e.g., as YouTube videos), and because they often lack bibliographic information such as director, year, or production company, it is often impossible to locate them elsewhere.
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31	Nonetheless, searches on YouTube can produce valuable results. See, for example, the entry entitled ‘Prophet Isaiah Shembe and AmaNazaretha,’ which is a curious mixture of content that includes a narrated film of the annual Nazarite pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of Nhlangakaze filmed in the 1950s. Another example is the YouTube channel of the African Apostolic Church, an example of self-representation in video format (see Additional Resources for link). In addition, many YouTube videos consist of raw, unedited footage that can constitute a valuable resource for researchers who understand the relevant language and are familiar with what they are viewing.
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33	The filmography can also serve as a resource for those conducting comparative research into how religious practice has been represented in film and video format, both by the practitioners themselves and by professional ‘outsiders’ such as ethnographers and filmmakers.
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35	African Religious Practice in the Diaspora.
36	The original purpose of compiling this filmography was to identify visual references for the study of religious thought and practice in continental Africa. No systematic effort was made to identify entries relating to the African diaspora, and only a few of the many films that exist were included. Users are encouraged to submit additional entries to the email address above


1	List of Abbreviations
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3	Dir.	Director
4	Prod.	production company or rights holder
5	Distr.	distributor or hosting platform
6	AVS	Alexander Street Academic Video Store
7	DER	Documentary Educational Resources
8	EVO	Ethnographic Video Online
9	RAI	Royal Anthropological Institute


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6	A Curing Ceremony	1969	from the !Kung series, a young and ill woman is giving birth, help of a medicine man, mild trance without dancing	http://www.der.org/films/curing-ceremony.html	Dir. John Marshall	USA	9 min	English narration	DER	DER; EVO	DVD; streaming on EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	preview on DER; full on EVO	The film is also listed in the DER catalogue as "Curing Ceremony." Footage is in black and white
7	A Rite of Passage	1972	Part of the "!Kung Series", shot in 1952-3, depicts the scarification ceremony called 'marking' - happened after boys kill their first big animal, this marks passage into manhood	http://www.der.org/films/rite-of-passage.html	Dir. John Marshall	USA	14 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD and streaming	pay - institutional and home use DVDs on DER and subscription streaming on EVO	full video on EVO	Also available by subscription on EVO (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/764400)
8	A Time to Woo	1996	From BUFVC: "The local bride fair of the Ait Haddidu people, who live in the Atlas mountains of Morocco, is a gathering to which women flock in search of a husband. For divorcee Fadma it may be a last chance and for young Aisha it is a first public outing and a chance to meet boys. This closely observed portrait of an Islamic community that allows its women unusual freedom of choice." AVS says the footage includes a visit to a sorcerer and a shrine	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/time-woo AND http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/21706	No director listed; Produced by Patti Langton	UK	50 min	English	BBC	BBC Active Video for Learning; Academic Video Store; full on EVO	listed on BUFVC as videocasette; streaming on Academic Video Store	institutional streaming on AVS; listed as £99.00 on BUFVC but I haven't found where you can actually buy the film on this site	No	Part of the BBC series Under the Sun
9	A Year in the Life of an African Family: the Bamogo Family of Burkina Faso	2005	Roy's own description (from his CV): "The Bamogo family of northern Burkina Faso raise millet, sorghum and corn on a large farm. This video follows the family as they harvest their crops, thresh grain, cook a full meal, brew millet beer, attend a ceremony of the local chief, grind millet on a stone grindstone, watch a diviner perform wearing a mask, attend a large public festival, and plant the new crop in the spring."	https://www.createspace.com/206928	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	120 mins		Christopher D. Roy	sold via createspace.com (createspace is a self-publisher)	DVD	$24.95	yes
10	Accused: The Witches of Northern Ghana	2014	Documents the daily struggles of accused witches living in exile in a village outside Gushegu.	https://vimeo.com/88399846	Madeleine May & Jaclyn Skurie	US	13 min	subtitled in English	Lady Gaze Films	Vimeo	Streaming	free	full video
11	Adhiambo - Born in the Evening	2001	Luo, healing	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/adhiambo-born-in-the-evening	Dir. Ruth Prince, Wenzel Geissler, Ruth Tuchtenhagen	UK	66 min	English subtitles	RAI	RAI - Order No. RAI-200.322; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL or NTSC / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
12	Afa Divination: Togo, West Africa		Afa divination among Ewe. The initiation of Eric Montgomery as an afavi diviner.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZpqdICyqUM	Eric Montgomery	US	10 min			YouTube	Streaming	Free
13	Africa	2009	A cross-continental look at religion in Africa from the series "Around the World in 80 Faiths" - looks at Voodoo in Benin, San in Bostwana, 12th Apostolic Church, Rastafarians, Africa's oldest Christian Church (in Ethiopia)	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/africa-0	Dir. Sian Salt	UK	53 min	English	BBC	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO		pay - 1 and three year or perpetual streaming rights; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO	From the series: "Around the World in 80 Faiths"
14	Africa, Religion and Women	published online Jan 22, 2015	The YouTube user's description of their video: "Ethiopia is a Christian island surrounded by Muslim countries and Harar is another island within that island: a difficult city for sorting, the fourth holiest city of Islam with almost a hundred mosques within its walls, and the place where the poet Arthur Rimbaud chose to refuge in his flight from Europe. Here women control on the street the sale of khat, a plant with stimulant powers that sets the pace of Harar. Consumption, ritualized in everyday life of the city, provides its inhabitants a unique identity."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyUMSJXpEwg	Dir. Chema Rodríguez	Spain	58 min	English	New Atlantis Documentaries	New Atlantis Full Documentaries (youtube channel)	Streaming	Free	full video	I think the company New Atlantis is Spanish
15	Africa: Paper Gods	2014	This film explores religious pluralism in Africa and shows the flexibility in the expression of religious practices. It argues that 'in Africa, Gods, spirits and fetishes are accommodated to the whims of man.'	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5UPO-3Jq_Y	Jorge Sánchez Gallo and Chema Rodríguez		50 min	English		New Atlantis Full Documentaries (youtube channel)	Streaming	Free		Celestial Church of Christ, Bénin, from 0.; Ghimbala healing association, Mali, from 17:48; Sufis in Egypt and Sudan, from 21:46; Community of female ‘witches,’ Ghana, from 33:50; Pilgrimage to Sof Omar caves in Ethiopia, from 38:40
16	African Art as Theater: the Bwa Masks of the Gnoumou Family of Boni	2006	Roy's own description (from his CV): "The masks of the Gnoumou family in the Bwa village of Boni act out the historical encounters between their ancestors and the spirits of the wilderness"	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9nUga9M1OQ	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	27 min	English narration	Christopher D. Roy	YouTube - University of Iowa Museum of Art channel	streaming	Free	full video on YouTube
17	African Art in Motion: the Masks of the Nuna People of Burkina Faso	2005	Roy's own description (from his CV): "Three videos of masks in performance in 2001-05 in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Two videos in the villages of Savara and Tisse, and one of the annual mask festival at Pouni. Masks include butterfly, crocodile, hyena, bush pig, antelope, policeman, and more. Each mask's performance recreates the encounters between the ancestors of the village and the supernatural spirits that protect the community."	https://www.createspace.com/207403	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	90 min		Christopher D. Roy	sold via createspace.com	DVD	$24.95	trailer on Amazon streaming service and on createspace
18	African Art in Performance: The Winiama Masks of the Village of Ouri, Burkina Faso	2013	Winiama people in village of Ouri, Burkina Faso; masked performance; re-enact encounters between ancestors and spirits of the wilderness; long depictions of performances	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8bFF5w2OJc	Dir. Christopher Roy	USA	50 min	English narration	Christopher D. Roy	Amazon.com; University of Iowa Museum of Art channel on YouTube	DVD on Amazon; Streaming on YouTube	$24.95 on Amazon; free on YouTube	full video available on YouTube
19	African Carving: A Dogon Kanaga Mask	1974	Dogon of Mali, carving the sacred Kanaga mask, shows dancers using the masks	http://www.der.org/films/african-carving.html	Dir.Thomas Blakely and Eliot Elisofon	USA	19 min	English narration	Film Study Center at Harvard University	DER and EVO	DVD	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	preview on DER; full on EVO
20	African Christianity Rising	2013	changing nature of Christianity in Africa, Ghana and Zimbabwe, Christianity merging with local culture - incl. healing, spiritual dance, impact of African Christianity on the West	http://www.der.org/films/african-christianity-rising.html	Dir. James Ault	USA	151 min with 225 min of extras	English		DER	4- DVD set	pay - institutional and home use DVDs and institutional streaming	preview	Portrait of Ghanaian pentecostal leader Mensa Otabil can be found on the following website: https://vimeo.com/channels/203513. It is part of the 'African Christianity Rising' documentary.
21	African Herbsman: Healing and Religion along the Bight of Benin	2012	Explores the integration of religion and plant-based medicine in an Ewe vodu community in southern Togo.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZpqdICyqUM	Eric Montgomery	US	37 min	English + subtitles	Culture Realm	Youtube	Streaming	Free	Not complete. Full video available for purchase at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/African-Herbsmen-Healing-Religion-along/dp/B00AXM0AEG	Seeks to challenge nature-culture dualisms inherent to Western thought.
22	African religions: Zulu Zion	1977	The film explores interactions and tensions between Christian and endogenous religious traditions among Zulu speakers in South Africa during the period of apartheid, focusing primarily on the Nazarite and Zionist churches.	https://archive.org/details/thelongsearch10africanreligionszuluzionreel1	Mischa Scorer	UK	Two parts. Part 1 27.24 min. Part II 25 min.	English	BBC/Time Life Films		Streaming			From 13:37, the Nazarite annual pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of Nhlangakaze, including footage of ukusina dancing; from 18:10, a Nazarite sabbath service at Ekuphakameni that includes hymn-singing..
23	African Sculpture: Carving a Crocodile Mask, Shaping a Mask of Leaves	2006	Roy's own description (from his CV): "African carvers at work creating a mask of wood for the Gnouomou family in the town of Boni, and men of the Bayer family in Boni fashioning a mask of leaves, which is worn for one day and then destroyed."	https://www.createspace.com/215802	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	60 min		Christopher D. Roy	sold via createspace.com	DVD	$24.95	yes
24	Albino Killings in Africa	2009	Ritual killing of albinos in Tanzania, belief that potions made from albino bodies can cause wealth, albino children	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/albino-killings-africa	Directed by Camilla Folsach Madsen; Suzanne Skaerbaek Nielsen	Denmark	52 min	English	Danish Broadcasting Corporation	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	Streaming	pay - 1 and three year or perpetual streaming rights; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
25	Art as Verb in Africa: the Masks of the Bwa Village of Boni	2005	Roy's own description (from his CV): "The spectacular mask performances of the Bwa people in the village of Boni, in central Burkina Faso include plank masks, hawks, lepers, dwarfs, serpents, and other spiritual beings. The masks' performances recreate the characters of the spiritual beings they represent.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnKQ_qoVoFA	Dir. Carol Thompson	USA	i	English narration	Christopher D. Roy and Carol Thompson	YouTube - University of Iowa Museum of Art channel	Streaming	Free	full video available on YouTube	Filmed at the annual mask festival in 2005. Organized by Yacouba Bonde, Artistic Director of the Bwa Masks of Boni."
26	Ascent to the Priesthood: The Making of an Afa Priest	1981	Initiatory rituals of an Igbo diviner	https://www.worldcat.org/title/ascent-to-a-priesthood-the-making-of-an-afa-priest/oclc/29529510	Produced by Eddie Iroh and Soji Oyisan	Nigeria	73 min	Igbo and English	Nigerian Television	Nigerian Television Authority-National Production,P.M.B. 12005, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria	VHS			Reviewed by Nancy J. Schimdt, SVA Newsletter, vol 5, no. 2, (Dec. 1989), pp. 35-6. https://doi.org/10.1525/var.1989.5.2.35
27	Atano: River Deities of the Akan	1986	Describes religious ceremonies of the Akan people that relate to the gods of the Tano River in Ghana. Shows shrines of the Atano Gods and includes shots of spirit possession	https://archive.org/details/uwlibraries_oclc28526237		US	12 min	English	African Encounters Video Series	University of Washington Library	Streaming	Free		Both still and live action shots, but no live sound. Only the sound of music and the dominant voice of the narrator
28	Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest	2012	This is a return to the Baka family of the 1986 film "Baka: People of the Rainforest"	http://www.river-films.com/BAKA_Watch_Buy.html	Dir. Phil Agland	UK	89 min		River Films	River Films	DVD	£14	No	This was filmed for BBC Two
29	Baka: People of the Rainforest	1986	Winner of two BAFTAS; day to day lives and struggles of a Baka family in Cameroon	http://www.river-films.com/BAKA_Watch_Buy.html	Dir. Phil Agland	UK	104 min		River Films	River Films	DVD	£14	No	First shown on UK Channel 4 in 1987
30	Beauty and the Beast: Two Igbo Masquerades	1985	The video compares two different masquerades in an Igbo community in the Agwa village-group in Nigeria: the 'light' Ekeleke and the 'deeper' Okoroshi. 'The beauty and the beast' notion in the titel derives from the idea that Ekeleke represents order and safety in the village, while Okoroshi stands for mystery, darkness and less benign human values among other things.	https://archive.org/details/uwlibraries_oclc20494241	No director listed. Producer: Herbert M Cole, Karen L Morell	US	31 min	English	African Encounters Video Series	University of Washington Library	Streaming	Free
31	Becoming A Man in Africa	2004	manhood initiation rituals in different countries; Banda in Central Africa climbing honey trees and gathering honey; bull jumping ceremony in Ethiopia	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1858453	Dir. Jean Queyrat	France	52 min	English	ZED	EVO	Streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
32	Behind the Mask	1976	Examines some of the ceremonial masks of the Dogon people of Mali and explains how it is used in rituals.	http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tj9vh/episodes/guide	no director specified; produced by David Collinson	UK	50 min	English		BBC	streaming	Free	Full video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPfFBA0yuoo	Dramatic music (sensationalizing effect) and uses terms such as 'tribal art'
33	Benin Kingship Rituals	1963	Obas, Benin City, rituals at the new year, Igwe Festival (where Obas divine powers are strengthened and renewed)	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/benin-kingship-rituals	Frank Speed & Ray Bradbury	Nigeria/UK	20 min	English	RAI	RAI Film Library Catalogue, Vol. 1 (order number RAI-200.375); EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
34	Benue: Ancestral Masquerades/Ghost Masquarades	2011	Video includes short clips of diverse masquerade performances: the Ekwula masquerade (Sidney Littlefield Kasfir 1989), Egwu Afia masquerade (Alhaji Tijani Okutachi 2010), Akwujane masquerade (Constanze Weise 2010), Aja masquerade and Omeshe masquerade (Jean Borgatti 2003), Alabala Omo Egungun masquerade (John Thabiti Willis 2004), and Ndako Gboya masquerade (Constanze Weise 2000)	https://vimeo.com/album/1873908/video/19208938	Video includes footage by different directors	US	15 min		Fowler Museum	Vimeo	Streaming	Free	full video	No explanation but interesting images
35	Birds of the Wilderness: the Beauty Competition of the Wodaabe People of Niger	2008	Based on Roy's own description (from his CV): "The Wodaabe people of southern Niger, West Africa, hold a beauty competition each fall in which young men paint their faces red and wear costumes of white beads and cloth, with white ostrich feathers in their hats.They are judged based on charm and beauty by the young women of the competing clan. This video includes Wodaabe camp life, the feast before the competition, a young men's initiation among other things.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZL2f-GrqY	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	62 min	English narration	Christopher D. Roy	YouTube - University of Iowa Museum of Art channel	streaming	Free	full video on YouTube	Further notes on content: ''lots of young women, the Ruume dance of welcome, a young man applying his makeup, and lengthy, detailed footage of the Geerewal."
36	Bisha: the Awesome Fire Test	1997	From EVO: "Bedouin of the deserts of Arabia and the Middle East have developed a system of law and order called Haj El Orfi - The Law of Knowledge - which evolved from their harsh environment and has been passed down orally for generations.'' This film tells the stories of three individuals who choose to undergo the Bisha, which is the ultimate ordeal for revealing the truth.	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1689322	no director specifed, produced by Elia Sides and Nira Sherman-Sides	USA	51 min	English subtitles	Filmakers Library	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO	.
37	Born Again	2003	The interaction between a converted 'born again' woman and her friends in Namibia	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/born-again	Director Carla Huysmans	UK	19 min		Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester (Student Film)	RAI - Order No RAI-200.3059	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region	RAI hire	No preview
38	Burying Hallelujah	2014	Botswana, funeral of Bishop Hallelujah, Christian funeral practice	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/2860314	Dir. Richard Werbner	UK	50 min	English	RAI	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
39	Chasing the Spirit: Gorovodu in Southern Togo	2012	Ethnographic film depicitng Gorovodu practice in southern Togo. Gorovodu are spiritual entities of northern origin.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyvYAZiA_fU	Eric Montgomery	US	67 min	English + subtitles	Culture Realm	Youtube	Streaming	Free	Full video	Film divided into five parts. I: The village of Gbedala, Southern Togo; introduces Sofo Bisi, the “highest ranking priest” of Gorovodu in the village; II: from 13:16, The Shrine, explanations of and offerings to the Gorovodu entities; III: from 19, Fetatrotro ceremony (“to welcome and thank the gods”), sacrifices and songs sung to, and possession by, Gorovodu entities; IV, from 36.09, Salah, “imitative performance” of Muslim salat; V Conclusion, from 1.02.31.
40	Chole - Circumcision	1982	Tanzania, circumcision ritual, mix of Islam and customary ritual, part of the BBC series "Other People's Lives"	https://www.therai.org.uk/film/volume-ii-contents?start=10	Director Peter Ramsden	UK	30 min	I'm guessing English (since BBC)	BBC series, Other People's Lives	RAI Film Library Catalogue Vol. 2; Catalogue number (16mm): 3RA114.	16mm	RAI hire	No preview	There is a companion film called "Chole - A Woman's Place" that seems to describe how religion is involved in womens's daily lives
41	Coming of Age in Africa: Initiation in the Bwa Village of Dossi	2008	Roy's own description (from his CV): "The young men and women of the N'Kambi clan in the village of Dossi prepare for the celebration that will mark their passage from the world of children to the world of adults. The senior elders of the clan sacrifice chickens on the shrine of Lanle to ask for the spirit's blessings. Young men fashion new hemp costumes for the masks, and dye them red. They paint the masks with red, white, and black pigments they make themselves, and along with the young women they perform in the village plaza to celebrate their coming of age."	Amazon or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULU3MeqIITw	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	50 min	English narration	Christopher D. Roy	Amazon and YouTube	DVD (NTSC, All regions) or streaming via YouTube	24.95 on Amazon; free on YouTube	full video free on YouTube
42	Counterpoint Botswana	2011	Audiences in Botswana watch and react to the film Holy Hustlers (a doc. about a faith healing church in Bostwana). "they argue about characters, scenes and the very nature of representation in Holy Hustlers."	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/counterpoint-botswana	Dir. Richard Werbner	UK	45 min	English subtitles	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.381; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	Full video on EVO	There are also two other documentaries about audiences watching Holy Hustlers (called Counterpoint One and Counterpoint Two), but the audiences are not African. The video is also available to stream at Ethnographic Video Online (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1870885)
43	Dance, Voodoo, Dance	1992	Explores ancient Voodoo rites among two ethnic groups in Benin and the mythical origins of their cult.	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/dance-voodoo-dance/oclc/26485681	Roger Nahum	USA	15 min	English	Films for the Humanities	Worldcat library holdings	Colour/Videocasette	University Library
44	Dark Continents: Christianity—A History	2008	"This film will cover European colonizers and missionaries' spreading of Christianity, and how once colonized people have taken over Christianity"	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=33900&r=SR	None listed	USA	49 minutes	English	Not listed	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay - DVD and streaming options	preview	Part of the series "Christianity: A Brief History"
45	Deep Hearts	1981	Bororo Fulani, Niger, Gerewol - ceremony where groups of Bororo come together to choose the most 'perfect' male, described as "close to being a physical and moral beauty contest," concept of the 'deep heart' as a metaphysical space	http://www.der.org/films/deep-hearts.html	Dir. Robert Gardner	USA	58 min	English narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	More info about the filmmaker at: http://www.robertgardner.net/
46	Deus Obrigadu - Thanks be to God	2008	About the ‘Sisters of the Consolata Missionaries’ in Guinea Bissau	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/deus-obrigadu-thanks-be-to-god	Dir. Patrícia Pedrosa	UK	31 min			RAI - Order No RAI-200.3088	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region		No preview
47	Doing Jewish	2015	Tells the story of a centuries old Jewish community in Ghana	http://edu.passionriver.com/doing-jewish-a-story-from-ghana.html	Dir. Gabrielle Zilkha	Canada	85 min	English	Four Corners Productions Inc.	Passion River	DVD	pay - public performance rights licensing from $300	Trailer on Vimeo
48	Dr. Luchele Taming Wild Spirits	2013	Based on their description: film about a woman who is possessed by healing spirits she cannot control. An experienced spirit healer, dr. Luchele, helps her to understand and harness them to heal other people.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDE_ehB1lvg	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	10 min	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van der Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	More information can be found at: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com/films.html
49	Duminea: A Festival for the Water Spirits	1966	Duminea Festival, Eastern Niger Delta, spirit possession	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/duminea	Frank Speed & Ray Bradbury	UK	20 min	English subtitles	RAI	RAI Film Library Catalogue, Vol. 1 (order number RAI-200.376); EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
50	El Moulid - Egyptian Religious Festival	1990	festival about life and legacy of a holy person, Egypt, from the "Egyptian Celebration of Life Series," dramatic religious procession, structure and symbolism of the moulid, annual festival in Tanta Egypt	http://www.der.org/films/el-moulid.html	Dir. Fadwa El Guindi	USA	38 min	English narration and subtitles	DER	DER/EVO	DVD	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; streaming via EVO	preview on DER; full video on EVO
51	El Sebou' - Egyptian Birth Ritual	1986	Egypt, ritual on the seventh day after birth, celebrated by Coptic and Muslim familes, both urban and rural, celebrated for boys and girls	http://www.der.org/films/el-sebou-egyptian-birth-ritual.html	Dir. Fadwa El Guindi	not listed	27 min	Arabic with English narration and subtitles	DER	DER/EVO	DVD	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; streaming via EVO	preview on DER; full video on EVO
52	Encountering Eloyi	2008	faith-healing churches in Botswana, Eloyi, Apostolic church, seance, exorcising demons, tokoloshi. Part of a series called "The Well Being Quest in Botswana"	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/encountering-eloyi	Dir. Richard Werbner	UK	56 min	Tswapong and English, with English subtitles	Richard Werbner (he holds the copyright)	RAI - Order No. RAI.200.337; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	hire via RAI; EVO subscription	full video on EVO	Also available via EVO (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1647065)
53	Ethiopia's Christianity: War on Terror	2009	"Ethiopia has maintained its Christian identity for more than sixteen centuries. With neighboring Somalia dominated by Islamic militants, Ethiopia has also become a key ally in the West’s battle to contain al Qaeda. Father Mariam Taye, a high priest of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, offers viewers a rare glimpse of a Christianity that is still practiced much as it was nearly 2,000 years ago.	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=28251	Dir. Martin Himel	USA?	22 min	English	Prod. Martin Himel	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay - DVD and streaming	preview	Further notes on content: ''Christian faith serves as a lifeline for the impoverished people of rural Ethiopia. We also examine the religious roots of Ethiopia’s ongoing conflict with Somalia." Part of the series Twist of Faith.
54	Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity	2014		http://myocn.net/watch-bbc-documentary-ethiopian-orthodox-christianity/		UK		English	BBC		Streaming	free		Unfortunately the video is not complete and I haven't found the original link yet. The documentary challenges the notion of Christianity as a 'Western' religion by focusing on the 'African' origins of the Ethiopian Orthodox church.
55	Ethiopian Orthodox Church		Informative and detailed introduction to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church	https://vimeo.com/19205335			20 min	English		Vimeo	Streaming	Free	full video
56	Ethnography of a Shrine: Tchamba	2001	About Mama Tchamba, a 'voodoo cult' dedicated to the memory of internal slavery in Africa. Through possession, sacrifice, and reconciliation, the Ewes seek to honor and remember the spirits of enslaved northeners, in order to create stability in the present.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue-qmr35RrY	Eric Montgomery	US		English + subtitles	Culture Realm	Youtube	Streaming	Free
57	Everything Must Come to Light	2002	The story of three lesbian sangomas in Soweto; discusses the sangoma's relationship with ancestors in terms of healing and sexuality	http://icarusfilms.com/new2002/must.html	Dir. Mpumi Njinge & Paulo Alberton	South Africa	25 min	Unknown, presumably English	A co-production of The Gay and Lesbian Archives of South Africa, and the Out in Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival	Icarus Films	DVD	pay	No preview
58	Festivals: Berber Wedding Festival, Morocco	2014	About a Berber wedding festival in Morocco that dates back 500 years and taken place in remote Morocco at the shrine of a saint	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=112900	Not listed	Not listed	49 min	English	Not listed	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay	preview	Part of the series "Festivals"
59	Friends, Fools, Family: Rouch's Collaborators in Niger	2007	A film about the people Jean Rouch collaborated with across 50 years of filmmaking in Niger	http://www.der.org/films/friends-fools-family.html	Dir. Berit Madsen and Anne Mette Jørgensen	Denmark	59 min + bonus material	French with English subtitles	DER	DER/EVO	DVD (French and English versions); streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs	full on EVO	I don't think this has anything to do with religion, but I have included it because of its focus on Jean Rouch
60	Funeral Season	2011	Funeral rituals in Cameroon; Bamileke ethnic group;	http://www.der.org/films/funeral-season.html	Dir. Matthew Lancit	Canada	87 min / 60 min	French and English with English subtitles (maybe local languages as well)		DER	DVD and streaming	pay - institutional and home use DVDs and home use streaming	preview	highly acclaimed documentary screened at major film festivals across the world; the director is also the film's main character. More information can be found on the director's personal website: http://matthewlancit.tumblr.com/Documentary
61	Gelede - A Yoruba Masquerade	1970	Yoruba, Gelede cult, masquerade	https://raifilm.org.uk/films/gelede-a-yoruba-masquerade/	Dir. Frank Speed and Peggy Harper	Nigeria/UK	30 min	English	RAI	RAI Film Library Catalogue, Vol. 1 (order number RAI-200.377); EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
62	Ghana Possessed	2008	Pentecostalism, Ghana, conflict between Pentecostalism and "old Gods" of West Africa, women and Pentecostalism	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/ghana-possessed	Dir. Linus Mørk	Denmark	53 min	English	Danish Broadcasting Corporation	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	Streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
63	God of the SAN		Explores religion of the San people in Southern Africa as they expressed it through their rock art and healing trance dance.	https://archive.org/details/AndreWaltersGodoftheSAN	Producer Andre Walters; director not listed		23 min	English		University of Washington Library	Streaming	Free		Argues that the rock art tradition of the 'bush men' has disappeared due to colonialism. Uses problematic terms such as 'true'/'authentic'.
64	Gule Wamkulu: the Great Dance	1991	Chewa secret societies, Gule Wamkulu masked dance	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/gule-wamkulu-the-great-dance	Dir. Charles Namondwe	UK	37 min			RAI - Order no. RAI-200.3000	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region		No preview
65	Heal the Whole Man	1974	The film explores the influence of endogenous concepts and practices of healing in African-led churches of Mafikeng, South Africa.	https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1879504	Dir. Paul Robinson and Jean Comaroff	UK	50 min	English	RAI	RAI Film Library Catalogue, Vol. 1 (order number RAI-200.39); EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay- EVO subscription	full on EVO	Consistently refers to endogenous healers as ‘witch-doctors.’
66	Healer's Syndrome: African traditional medicine against AIDS	2014	Follows ethnopsychiatrist Dr. Moussa as he travels from France to Burkina Faso (his country of birth), Sengal and Niger to meet traditional healers. Draws attention to their healing practices and its use in the fight against the scourge of AIDS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-GvuZWn3Ig	Francois-Xavier Demanche	France	52 min	French + English subtitles	Crossmedia Productions	Youtube	Streaming	Free	full video
67	Healers of Aro	1963	About a psychiatrist (Dr. Lambo) who works closely together with the headman, a healer and villagers from Aro in Nigeria to combine Western techniques with ancient rituals in the treatment of patients suffering from mental illness. Considering the participation of 'traditional' healers to be a great success, he decides to promote a community mental health approach.	http://www.villonfilms.ca/healers-of-aro/	Dir. Ronald Fehrer			English	United Nations	Villon Films	DVD	Pay- DVD
68	Healers of Ghana	2005 [1993]	About 'traditional' medical practices of the Bono people of central Ghana and their conflict with Western medicine practitioners. It features dance and spirit possession ceremonies.	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/healers-of-ghana/oclc/707965240	Director not specified, producer; J. Scott Dodds	US	58 min	English	Films Media Group	Worldcat holdings	Streaming	Pay- institutional streaming	Full video on 'Films on Demand': http://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewPlaylist.aspx?AssignmentID=4CLPWN (only to members of Institutions that have licensed it)
69	Historic Mawlid in Lamu Kenya	Uploaded on Apr 20, 2011	“Lamu, Kenya, has been celebrating Mawlid An-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Muhammad) for over 200 years. Every year, they hold a grand celebration attended by tens of thousands of people from all over the world. Shaykh Hisham Kabbani and a large delegation from the United States attended this gathering in 2010. Although they strictly prohibit videos and cameras at the event, they allowed us to film at the request of Mawlana shaykh Hisham.”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nWVLqcQN5k	unknown	Kenya	25 min	?	SufiLive.com	YouTube (SufiLive Channel)	streaming	free	full video
70	Holy Hustlers	2009	Eloyi, Apostolic faith-healing church, Botswana, Holy Spirit trance, tension between holiness and hustling	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/holy-hustlers	Dir. Richard Werbner	UK	53 min	English, Twana, Kalanga (English Sugtitles)	International Centre for Contemporary Cultural Research	RAI - Order no. RAI-200.338; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
71	Ifa Divination Among the Yoruba	2012	Ifa divination - the pratice is depicted visually and explained in voice-over narration	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1879414	Dir. Elizabeth M. McClelland	UK	23 min	English	RAI	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video	The copyright says 2012, but this was obviously filmed at an earlier date
72	Ifa Divination in Western Nigeria	2012	Documentary features Ifa divination in Western Nigeria	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1879624	Elizabeth M. McClelland	UK	27 min	English	RAI	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	Full video on EVO	Highly detailed description of the practices of a Ifa priest, supported by images (without sound, only an authorative voice-over). I found a similar video about Ifa divination among Yoruba: http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1879414
73	Ifa Fragments	2011	Shows the interaction between babalawo's and their clients during parts of rituals of divination		David Paul Carr	France	9 min	subtitled in English		Vimeo	Streaming	free	full video	Individuals hightlight the importance of Ifa, e.g. solving problems
74	Ifa Prediction for 2013	2013	Documents Ifa divination rites, which are claimed to provide an avenue of communication to the spiritual realm and the intent of ones destiny.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pihLL7XvBEs	Not listed	Nigeria	23 min		WINTV247	Youtube	Streaming	Free		Raw footage, no translation or explanation. Part of the description on youtube: 'In the Yoruba religion, divination gives priests unreserved access to the teachings of Orunmila. Esu, is seen as being in charge of justice and order and the transportation of ebos. Esu is the one said to lend authority (ase) to the oracle during provision of direction and or clarification of counsel. Esu is also the one that holds the keys to ones Ire (blessings), thus acts as Oluwinni (ones Creditor), he can grant Ire or remove it.'
75	Ifa: Mystery or Science?	2004	Documents the Ifa divination system, which is practiced among Yoruba communities. As a 'guide for action', it is said to be relevant in the past, present and future.	http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?s=films_details&pg=33&id=3742	Tunde Kelani	Nigeria	12 min	English	UNESCO	UNESCO Multimedia Archives- M.A. Reference: AUD-EV/CLTITH-00146	Streaming	Free	full video
76	Imbalu: Ritual of Manhood of the Gisu of Uganda	1988	The male cicumcision ritual among the Gisu of Uganda (it follows one male participant in particular)	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/imbalu-ritual-of-manhood-of-the-gisu-of-uganda	Director Richard Hawkins, Suzette Heald	USA/UK	70 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.197; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay- EVO subscription
77	In God's Places (Iindawo Zikathixo)	1997	About the bushmen of southern Africa (the film uses the term "bushmen") and their culture; depicts rainmaking and other rituals in a painted rock shelter; Drakensberg mountains and the Inxu River Valley	http://www.der.org/films/in-gods-places.html	Dir. Richard Wicksteed	USA	52 min	English narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay -subscription on EVO	full on EVO	The website lists Frans Prins as the director, but the actual video lists Richard Wicksteed
78	In the Shadow of the Sun	1998	Mali, Dogon funeral and enthronement ritual, enthronement of new chief priest (called a Hogon) in the Arou sanctuary (which he will never again leave)	http://www.der.org/films/in-the-shadow-of-the-sun.html	Dir. Nadine Wanono and Philippe Lordou	USA	83 min	English narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay -subscription on EVO	full on EVO
79	Isangoma: Urban Shaman	2008	A short documentary about the experiences of a sangoma from South Africa who lives abroad. She became a religious specialist in South Africa during her search for a deeper purpose in life and continues her work in urban Toronto.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neytvDZoEsA	Dir. Zanele Muholi	South Africa	9 min	English						The link doesn't show the full documentary but I haven't found the other part yet.
80	Jaglavak: Prince of Insects	2007	Mofu people of Mandara Mountains in Cameroon; problem of lack of rain fall and how the village deals with it; call for Jaglavak (an army ant with the body of a dragon) to chase away invading termites; rain calling ritual with 'rain stones' is depicted	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1870902	Dir. Jérôme Raynaud	France	51 min	Narrated and dubbed in English	ZED	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full film
81	Journeys into Islamic Africa	2004	About the history of Islam in Africa and the lived experiences of Muslims in countries such as Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zanzibar, South Africa, Senegal, Algeria, Sudan and many other destinations.		Dir. Zainal Ariffin Ismail	USA	52 min		Films for the Humanities & Sciences	Worldcat holdings	streaming	Pay- institutional streaming	Preview: http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=12894	Part of the series: Journeys into Islam.
82	Justice at Agadez	2004	About a Muslim judge ('Cadi) in Niger in the village of Agadez. The film follows seven cases before this court	http://icarusfilms.com/new2006/agad.html	Dir. Christian Lelong	France/Niger	52 min and 78 min	French and English versions	Cinédoc Films	Icarus Films (the 78 min version)	DVD	pay	No preview
83	Kankouran	2001	Senegal, male Mandingan initiation rites, initiation in sacred woods (this part is not filmed), ritual masked procession is filmed	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/2860306	Dir. Malick Sy	France	50 min	English (dialogue is dubbed not subtitled)	Production System TV	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video
84	Keep the Dance Alive	2007	A documentary about music, dance and spirit possession practices of the Ovahimba people of north-western Namibia and South western Angola. The rituals highlight their close relationship with the ancestors, such as rites of passage and trance possession	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/764856	Dir. Rina Sherman	US	75 min	English (+ subtitles) and non-English narration	DER	EVO	Streaming	pay - EVO subscription	Full video on EVO; free preview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2DgAImHHEo
85	Kwagh Hir	1975	This is about a Tiv (Nigeria) storytelling drama called the Kwagh-Hir (literally meaning something magical)	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/kwagh-hir	Directors Frank Speed and Peggy Harper	Nigeria/UK	30 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.378; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; EVO subscription	full on EVO	I am unclear as to whether this dance has a religious dimension (but included it beucase if the mention of magic)
86	Land of the Dogon: World Heritage in Peril	2012	"This extraordinary program immerses viewers in Dogon village life as farmers, tour guides, and elders discuss the challenges of modernization. The film captures Dogon efforts to protect their famed wooden sculptures, with the help of a local museum; in addition, villagers open up about myths and rituals in a land where ancient indigenous beliefs, Islam, and Christianity continue to coexist."	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=28752&r=SR AND https://vimeo.com/41866142	Dir. Lutz Gregor	Germany	52 min	English	Contact Film	Films Media Group (FMG)	DVD and streaming	pay - DVD and streaming on FMG; free on Vimeo	preview on FMG; full video on Vimeo	Some really interesting sequences about varied Dogon religious practice
87	Legacy of the Spirits	1985	legacy of voodoo from Africa, to Haiti, to NYC. Explaining voodoo history, ritual, possession, spirits, etc., depcits ritual practice	http://www.der.org/films/legacy-of-the-spirits.html	Dir. Karen L. Kramer	USA	52 min	English narration	DER	DER/EVO	Streaming and DVD	pay - institutional and home use DVDs and institutional streaming; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	Also avaialble at: https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/legacy-spirits
88	Les Maîtres Fous (The Mad Masters)	1954	Accra, the Hauka possession cult, an iconic film	http://icarusfilms.com/new2012/mf.html	Director Jean Rouch		35 min			mentioned in RAI Film Library Catalogue 2, for sale via Icarus Films	DVD	pay ($298)
89	Les yeux de ma chèvre	1992	Features Eric de Rosny and his relationship with local healers in Cameroon; related to his book of the same title.	http://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DACTION/w_fiche_film/17490_1	Dir. Monique Tosello	France	52 min	French	Les Films d'Ici and Arcanes Films	INA Distribution, “Lagardère Studios Distribution	VHS			An English version (My Goat's Eyes) was shown on Channel 4, UK, in 1996: http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7f6379aa
90	Living with the Invisibles	2003	Moroccans living in Europe dealing with Djinn possession (what the film calls 'invisibles'); visiting healers in Europe and Morocco; scenes of healing depicted; follows two Moroccan women specifically	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1879776	Dir. Dirk Dumont	UK	52 min	French with English subtitles	Royal Anthropological Institute	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full film
91	Magic and Murder	2011	This documentary investigates infanticide by Voodoo ritual in Benin. It argues that there is a widespread belief among local healers in the protection of the community against the destructive power of evil children. The ambiguous position of children with spiritual powers is highlighted; on the one hand they are highly respected but on the other hand also feared. Christianity is used as a means of protection from witchcraft.	http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2010/11/20101124904788709.html	Dir. Charles Stratford	Qatar	24 min	English		Al Jazeera		Free		Not sure if it is an useful source. It's a long news item instead of an anthropological documentary.
92	Mali & Senegal the power of Islam	2002	Islamic influence in West-Africa since 11th Century, focuses in particular on Mali and Senegal. Highlights the Murid movement; grew out of Sufism and has millions of followers. Holds great economic and political power		No director listed; produced by NHK.	USA	54 min	English	Filmakers Library	Alexanderstreet Academic Video Store; EVO	streaming	Pay- institutional and home use DVD's; pay- EVO subscription		No longer able to locate this film (May 2022).
93	Mammy Water	released in 2012, copyright 1956	village of Shama in Ghana where "surf boys" (fishermen) honor the water spirit Mammy Water. The film depicts the Festival of the King of Shama including a processing where the entire village makes offerings to the sea.	http://icarusfilms.com/new2012/mam.html	Dir. Jean Rouche	France	18 min	French	Films de la Pleiade	Icarus Films	DVD	$248	various illegal full copies are available online e.g. YouTube
94	Mammy Water: In Search of the Water Spirits in Nigeria	1989	Mammy Water spirt in Nigeria, local water goddess, depicts ritual practice, devotees provide commentary (but this is voiced over not subtitled), Mammy Water cults are led mostly by priestesses	http://www.der.org/films/mammy-water.html	Sabine Jell-Bahlsen	USA	60 min	English voiceovers and narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; EVO subscription	preview; full video on EVO	Also available at http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/2069315
95	Man, God and Africa	1995	The film explores the appeal and activities of African-led churches during the era of apartheid. Includes interviews with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Allen Boesak.	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anthropology/view/work/1689352	Dir. Don Boyd	USA	51 min	English	Filmakers Library	EVO	Colour/ Video	EVO subscription	full video on EVO	Award winning documentary
96	Masai Manhood	1975	The film is about Masai men and focuses on the eunoto ceremony where Morans transition to elderhood	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/masai-manhood	Director Chris Curling	UK	52 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.29; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; EVO subscription	full video on EVO	I am unsure about the religious dimension of the film, but I have included it because of the reference to ceremony. There is a corresponding film called Masai Women, but it does not reference showing any ritual/ceremonial practice. Both films are also available on EVO. Both films are part of the "Disappearing World" series
97	Masks of Leaves and Wood: the Bwa People of Burkina Faso	2006	Masked performance in the Bwa village of Boni, Burkina Faso; masks are made of leaves and wood; they perform once and then are destroyed	http://www.amazon.com/Masks-Leaves-Wood-People-Burkina/dp/B000H2NHM4/ref=sr_1_4/176-3691815-8819957?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1457713913&sr=1-4&keywords=Christopher+D.+Roy	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	60 min		Christopher D. Roy	Amazon	DVD (NTSC, All regions)	$24.95
98	Masssai: A Warrior's Rite of Passage	2008	About a three day long Maasai ceremony where warriors enter elderhood; the rituals are depicted	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=15938&r=SR	Dir. Brad Minnich	Kenya	40 min	English	Picture Prime	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay - DVD and streaming	preview	Also available at: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/3869
99	Maulidi ya Hom : rituel et spectacle à Zanzibar	2006	From WorldCat: "Indiqué sur la jaquette : A Zanzibar, en Tanzanie, se pratique un rituel musulman, le Maulidi ya Hom, issu des traditions musulmanes soufi."	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/maulidi-ya-hom-rituel-et-spectacle-a-zanzibar/oclc/690444888?ht=edition&referer=di	Dir. Jean-Claude Penrad	?	?	French or Arabic?	Meudon : CNRS Images	World Cat	DVD	University library (WorldCat subscription)	No	WorldCat includes a longder description of the content
100	Mbambim: A Lineage Head in Ayikpere, North Togo	1973	About a patrilinegage head in North Togo. He has trouble fulfilling his role and consults a diviner. A ceremony is then held to re-establish his position.	http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/13691	Dir. Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal	Netherlands	23 min	English	RAI	RAI	Unspecified on RAI; videocasette on WorldCat	World Cat; RAI	No
101	Me a Belgian, My Mother a Ghanaian	2016	About a Belgian of Ghanaian origin who travels back to Ghana after his mother has a stroke; the film is about him trying to bring his mother to Belgium (and being refused); towards the end there is a faith healing ritual in Ghana		Dir. Adams Mensah	Ghana and Belgium	60 min.	subtitled in English					https://vimeo.com/179745044	Interesting depiction of faith healing at the end of the film
102	Monday's Girls	1993	The film follows two young women of the Wakirike people in Nigeria as they undergo the Iria, a ceremony that prepares them for womenhood. It highlights the differing attitudes to the rites and the tension between young people’s loyalty to endogenous practices.	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1689487	Dir. Ngozi Onwurah	UK	47 min	English (+ subtitles)	BBC Worldwide Ltd.	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	Full video on EVO; free preview at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyh4mlRideM	Interesting review of the documentary at the California Newsreel site: ''Monday Girls calls into question the idea of a single, 'ethnographically correct' representation of tradition. Rituals are revealed as fluid, polysemous texts, social contracts continuously renegotiated between individuals and communities.'' http://newsreel.org/video/MONDAYS-GIRLS
103	Mursi: Nitha	1990	Mursi Age Set Ceremony (Southwest Ethiopia), ceremony is called Nitha	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/mursi-nitha	Director Leslie Woodhead	UK	52 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.288; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	I have included this because it is about a ceremony.
104	N!owa T'ama: the Melon Tossing Game	1970	Depictions of a game where Ju/'hoan women throw melons back and forth, the game involves dancing and song, an old woman goes into a 'trance-like' state, men also begin dancing	http://www.der.org/films/melon-tossing-game.html	Dir. John Marshall	USA	15 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
105	N/um Tchai: the Ceremonial Dance of the !Kung Bushmen	1969	N/um Tchai is a 'medicine dance' and a curing ceremony, depicts ritual practice, healing sick and warding off evil, trance dancing, practice happens usually at night, part of the "!Kung Series"	http://www.der.org/films/num-tchai.html	Dir. John Marshall	USA	20 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	Also available by subscription at EVO (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/764978) and for free at Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/numtchaitheceremonialdanceofthekungbushmen
106	New Gods	1986	About the coexistence and mutual influence of 'traditional' African beliefs, Islam and Christianity in Africa.	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/new-gods/oclc/28734150	no director specified, produced by Peter Bate; written & presented by Ali Mazrui	USA	58 min	English	Annenberg/CPB Project	Worldcat holdings	Colour/Videocasette	University Library		Part of the BBC Series 'The Africans: A Triple Heritage'
107	New Images: Art in a Changing African Society	1964	A chief priestess of the Obatala cult rebuilds a neglected Oshun shrine with fellow artists, relationship between art and religion, Nigeria	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/new-images	Directors Ulli and Georgina Beier; Frank Speed	UK	27 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.391; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
108	Northern Edo masking traditions : with Jean M. Borgatti	1992	"Shows three distinct festival traditions in Nigeria in which masked dancing plays a prominent role."	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/northern-edo-masking-traditions-with-jean-m-borgatti/oclc/26478719?referer=brief_results	Unclear, but likely Karen L Morell and Jean Borgatti	USA	55 min	Unknown	University of Washington, Instructional Media Services	Worldcat holdings	VHS	University Library	No
109	Omang? Xhosa Sangoma	2015	A celebrated Xhosa sangoma (traditional healer) from Quunu in the Eastern Cape visits a nearby village to preside over the initiation of a young woman into the arts of traditional healing.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GTwDknanoU	Dir. Bjorn Rudner	Quunu, Eastern Cape, South Africa	24 min	Xhosa with English subtitles	A Media Peace Centre Project	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GTwDknanoU	Streaming	Free		Several sangoma and herbalists speak about their practice, but the focus of the film is on the initiatory process of becoming a sangoma, beginning with a call from the ancestors in dreams or visions and culminating with the 'calling-acceptance' ritual: “the calling makes some people sick; this ritual cures the sickness.” Portrays stages of the ritual: the preparation and application of medicines, song-dance segments, the sacrifice of a goat, cutting the initiand’s hair, “so that when your new hair grows, you begin a new life,” and adorning the initiand with beads, strips of the skin of the sacrificed goat and its inflated gall bladder, indicating she/he has accepted the calling.
110	On the Pale Fox's trail	1983	Documents the history of research on the Dogon and its cosmology since the famous 1931 expedition of Marcel Griaule. Jean Rouch narrates part of the story and interviews Dogon elders and veteran-expedition member , Germane Dieterlen.	https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/tracking-the-pale-fox-studies-on-the-dogon; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5VZu85HFGs&spfreload=5	Luc de Heusch	Belgium	48 min	French, subtitled in English	RAI	RAI- Order No RAI-200.212; Youtube	Colour, B&W / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region; Streaming via Youtube	RAI hire; or free streaming		Provides insight into French ethnology and its emphasis on African systems of thought.
111	Osun-Osogobo	2014	"In this landmark series, New York Times best-selling author Bruce Feiler travels with American pilgrims on historic pilgrimages. They set out from the ordinary and seek the extraordinary. In Nigeria, dance at water's edge with African-Americans at a spectacular Yoruba festival where they reclaim their religious roots." Part of the series "Sacred Journeys"	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=112936	Dir. Leo Eaton	USA	55 min	English	PBS	Films Media Group and PBS	streaming	pay streaming	preview	More information at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/sacredjourneys/content/osun-osogbo/
112	Owu: Chidi joins the Okoroshi Secret Society	1994	A man's initiation into the Okoroshi secret society (Igbo); the description states: "many significant rituals are filmed for the first time"	http://www.der.org/films/owu.html	Dir. Sabine Jell-Bahlsen	USA	60 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	It might have been produced by Germany (IWF), but DER holds the copyright
113	Politics and Religion in a Kanuri Festival	1979	Description on the site: Shows the Kanuri people of northeastern Nigeria in celebration of one of Islam's most important festivals, Id el Kebir, or the "Ram Festival", commemorating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. Although primarily a religious event, the festival also vividly presents to the public the core of the traditional Kanuri kingdom.	https://archive.org/details/ZA102Kanuri	David Spain and Karen Morell (producer) ; director, Ken Stevens.	US	30 min	English	African Encounters Video Series	University of Washington Library	Streaming	Free		I expected live action shots of the religious celebration, but the first part of the video shows an interview with David Spain explaining the festival.
114	Prince of Healers	2014	Their description: "This video features Prince Lukanga who is descended from the kings of Uganda. He is a famous healer in Kampala, Uganda."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzyar4ZTejQ	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	10 min	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van der Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	More information can be found at: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com/films.html
115	Prophet healers of Northern Malawi	1989	Explores spirit possession in the healing complex of the Tumbuka speaking peoples of northern Malawi. Healers combine elements of Christianity and ancestral beliefs in religious healing practices.	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/prophet-healers-of-northern-malawi/oclc/64581811	Producer, Karen Morell ; Directed by Steven M. Friedson.	US	30 min		African Encounters Video Series	Worldcat holdings	DVD	University Library
116	Prophet Isaiah Shembe and AmaNazaretha (Nazarites)	Published online May 15, 2013	Consists of three separate film segments: 0 to 4:18, early silent footage of Nazarite dance (which is repeated) WARNING: the title is racist and likely to cause offense; 4:18 to 5:43, footage of poor quality of Nazarite dance with Zulu(?) voice over; from 5:43, annual pilgrimage to the sacred mountain of Nhlangakaze (filmed in the mid-1950s?), narrated in English, which concludes with considerable dance footage from about 14:00.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fzEwSGWkyk	?	?	20 min	English and Zulu	?	YouTube	streaming	free	full video	The footage of the final segment is also of poor quality but contains considerable detail about the stages of the pilgrimage, its communal nature, the sacred places on the mountain that were sanctified by acts of Shembe and, from about 13:00, footage of Nazarite dance groups organized according to gender, age and marital status.
117	Return to Belaye: A Rite of Passage	2002	manhood initiation ritual in Belaye Senegal, ceremony involving hallucinogenic roots, costumes, and dance before initiates enter the sacred forest	http://www.der.org/films/return-to-belaye.html	Dir. Amy Flannery	USA	79 min and a short version of 53 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	Also available via subscription on EVO (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/765120)
118	Return to the Land of Souls	2010	Akan community, Ivory Coast, contacting spirts through priests called Komians, possession and trances, spirits fo Forest and Water, about the disciple of a priest	http://www.der.org/films/return-to-the-land-of-souls.html	Dir. Jordi Esteva	USA	68 min	French with English sustitles	DER	DER/EVO	DVD and streaming	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
119	Rise Up and Walk	1982	The documentary investigates new religious movements in Africa. It stresses the transformation of ‘ancestral traditions’ among Christian practitioners, e.g. the centrality of healing in religious practice.	http://olddogdocumentaries.org/shop/rise-up-and-walk/	Dir. John Ankele	US	56 min			Old Dog Documentaries	Colour/DVD	pay- home use DVDs	No preview	Won a Cine Golden Eagle Award
120	Sacred Crocodiles of Lake Anivorano (Madagascar)	1997	About a community in Madagascar who speak to their ancestors through the mediation of crocodiles	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1879412	Dir. Benoît Ségur	France	32 min	English (dialogue is dubbed not subtitled)	ZED	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video	Part of a series called "Land of Legends"
121	Sacred Fishing in Entogo	1999	Dogon fishing ritual in Mali; every year Dogon gather to fish in the sacred Entogo pond; catching the sacred fish is an assurance of happiness for the following year; ritual and its context is depicted; scenes of divination shown	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1879587	Dir. Olivier Lelievre	France	26 min	English narration	ZED	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full film
122	Saints and Spirits	1978	About the importance of the worship of saints and spirits for Muslim women in Morroco.The documentary shows them visiting shrines in Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains.	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=25260&r=SR	Melissa Llewlyn-Davies.	US	26 min	English	Granada TV	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay DVD and streaming	yes	Part of the series Disappearing World. Also held by WorldCat
123	San (Bushman) healing dance Botswana Africa	2012	Their description: "San (Bushmen) spiritual ceremony, healing trance dance filmed in the Kalahari Desert in Botswana (Africa). ... The traditional healer dances for hours, gets into a trance, leaves his body to connect with the ancestors and his 'power animal' and returns to the dance to heal the people around the fire with the power he has received."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyLF3y1YJKA	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	9 min.	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van der Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	A single healer explains how he heals, both by dancing and by prescribing herbal remedies, how he became a healer, and how he now trains others.
124	Sangoma: Traditional Healers in Modern Society	1997	About the tension between traditional sangoma’s and practioners of Western medicine	http://www.villonfilms.ca/sangoma-traditional-healers-in-modern-society/	Dir. Peter Davis	Canada	54 min			Available for purchase from their website http://www.villonfilms.ca (Villon Films)	DVD	pay- home use DVDs
125	Saving Africa's Witch Children	2008	About children who get accused of witchcraft in Nigeria by pastors and other local church people. It follows the work of Gary Foxcroft, an Englishmen, whose charity raises funds to provide care for the victims.	https://vimeo.com/75217234	Mags Gavan and Joost van der Valk	UK	47 min	English	Channel 4	Vimeo	Streaming	Free	full video	Problematic framing of the issue and a white savior narrative. Nonetheless, important to include a documentary that addresses killings following witchcraft assusations.
126	Séance Reflections with Richard Werbner	2004	charismatic healing, Botswana, seance, practitioners watch a recording of their seance, uncertainty of interpretation, part of the series "The Well Being Quest in Botswana"	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/seance-reflections-with-richard-werbner	Director Richard Werbner	UK	45 min	Tswapong, English (English subtitles)	University of Manchester	RAI - Order No RAI-200.336; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
127	Shade Seekers and the Mixer	2006	Botswana, seance, Seriti - literally meaning shade ("the idea ties dignity, power and charisma to the light in which a person is seen by others, the dead and the ancestors above all"), controversial healer, part of the series "The Well Being Quest in Botswana"	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/shade-seekers-and-the-mixer	Director Richard Werbner	UK	60 min	Tswapong, English (English subtitles)	copyright Richard Werbner	RAI - Order No RAI-209.2007.171; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; EVO subscription	full video on EVO	Also available at http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1647063
128	Some Women of Marrakech	1977	Includes footage of a possession cult trance, but I'm not sure how much (this could be only a small sequence); about women in Marrakech	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/some-women-of-marrakech	Director Melissa Llewelyn-Davies	UK	52 min	Arabic with English subtitles	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.75; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
129	South Africa Zion Christian Church celebrate Easter	1980	The clip shows a Easter celebration gathering of the Zion Christian church in South Africa during the Apartheid era. It addresses the mixing of religion with politics, exemplified in the tensions between black nationalist and Zion Christian leaders.	http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/45143e8752faa66a1bc4ece896ae30b7	Not listed; produced by AP Television	UK	13 min	English		AP Television	Mag/SOF – Colour	Free
130	South Africa: A Pastor Fights HIV	2009	"One in four South Africans is HIV-positive. Most are unable to find work and are trapped in a spiral of poverty and despair. Reverend Sephopo J. Sephopo’s Methodist church in Soweto has become a beacon of hope for the desperately needy. Rev. Sephopo has enlisted volunteers from his congregation to create small businesses that give HIV sufferers the chance to earn a living. Meanwhile, his wife, Martha, fights for the safety and rights of underprivileged children orphaned by the AIDS epidemic."	http://www.films.com/ecTitleDetail.aspx?TitleID=28258&r=SR	Dir. Martin Himel	USA?	23 min	English	Prod. Martin Himel	Films Media Group	DVD and streaming	pay - DVD and streaming	preview	Part of the series "Twists of Faith"
131	Speaking with God: A Mossi Baga Diviner in Burkina Faso	2006	Roy's own description (from his CV): "An elderly diviner, whose ancestor was painted in 1907 by the German explorer, Leo Frobenius, wears a spectacular costume of beads, shells, leather and iron, as he speaks with God"	http://www.amazon.com/Speaking-God-Mossi-Diviner-Burkina/dp/B000H8RZLW/ref=sr_1_5/176-3691815-8819957?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1457713913&sr=1-5&keywords=Christopher+D.+Roy	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	50 min		Christopher D. Roy	Amazon	DVD (NTSC, All regions)	$24.95
132	Spirits of Defiance: The Mangbetu People of Zaire	1989	Mangbetu tribe, Zaire, hallucinogenic rituals, "traditional" religion in the face of missionaries	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/spirits-defiance-mangbetu-people-zaire	Dir. Jeremy Marre	UK	58 min	English	BBC Worldwide Ltd.	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	Streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
133	Spite: An African Prophet-Healer	1985	A photographed film about the healing practices of prophet-healers in Ivory Coast. Patients often believe that Western medicine cannot cure them of their emotional or mental problems. It focuses on healer Sebim Odjo, who combines Muslim, Christian and ancestral beliefs in his healing ceremonies.	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1689407/spite-african-prophet-healer	Directors Manu Bonmariage; J. P. Colleyn	US	56 min	English (+ subtitles), French	Filmakers Library	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	DVD or streaming via Alexander Street; streaming via EVO	Pay - institutional streaming or EVO subscription	full on EVO
134	THE AFRICAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH, GUVAMBWA EASTER 2010 PART 1			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhOY9NVOo0w						YouTube	Streaming			The African Apostolic Church has a YouTube Channel
135	THE AFRICAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH, GUVAMBWA EASTER PART 2			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gUITBNVW4						YouTube	Streaming			The African Apostolic Church has a YouTube Channel
136	The Bridge of the Spirits	published online 26 April 2013	About Dan and Gere masks in Cote d'Ivoire	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1O2VTxr4qE	Dir. Jose Manuel Novoa	Spain (I think)	52 min	English	New Atlantis Documentaries	New Atlantis Full Documentaries (YouTube Channel)	Streaming	free	full video	Really lovely footage of performances
137	The Chibinda Brothers	2006	short video on the initiation rituals of boys in Kashushu village of Zambia	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1860263	Dir. Jérôme Segur	France	5 min	English narration	ZED	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full film	video is directed towards children, but the footage is interesting (the film relates to the full length ZED film "The Makishi Masquerade")
138	The Death of an African King: the Funeral of the Omanhene of Techiman	2005	Roy's own description (from his CV): "Osabarima Dotobibi Takyia Ameyaw II, the Chief of the Ghanaian city of Techiman, turned his face to the wall in September, 2003 after a long and distinguished career as chief and as a colonel in the armed forces of Ghana. His funeral was celebrated in February, 2004 in Techiman, and because he had died while still chief, it was attended by most of the important chiefs of Ghana as well as by the Chief of State and the former president. This video covers all six days of the funeral, and includes spectacular footage of the royal arts of Ghana, including funeral cloth, gold ornaments, umbrellas of state, drums, dancing, and both military and Christian rites."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjDFDN7aCj0	Dir. Sarah Adams and Christopher D. Roy	USA	60 mins	English narration	Sarah Adams and Christopher D. Roy	YouTube - University of Iowa Museum of Art channel	Streaming	Free	full video available on YouTube
139	The Emperor's Birthday	1997	Rastafarianism in Ethiopia, context of rastafarians travelling to Ethiopia for the celebration of what would have been Haile Selasie's 100th birthday	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1689423	Dir. John Dollar	USA	51 min	English	Filmakers Library	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video
140	The Forgotten Children of Congo	2007	Summary on vimeo by the director of photography: ''This film explores how the manipulative force of exorcism and evil is gaining doctrine through fear in a country rife with financial and governmental corruption. It also examines the religious and political history of Congo, investigating how spiritual interpretation is used to manipulate the weak, vulnerable and poverty stricken for its own reward.''		Alex Tweddle	UK	48 min	French, Lingala, Swahili + English subtitles	Angry Man Pictures	The Film and Television Company (UK)	HD		Trailer: https://vimeo.com/14112410
141	The Guardian of the Forces	1991	Sikavi - a fetish priest in Lome, voodoo, significance of sacrifice and possession in communicating with ancestors and deities, insight into healing practices	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-guardian-of-the-forces	Director Anne Laure Folly	France	52 min	French with English subtitles	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.213; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	The director is a quite famous Togolese filmmaker
142	The Imam & the Pastor	2012	The story of two religious leaders -an imam and pastor- who work together to resolve religious conflicts in Nigeria.	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/2085819	Alan Channer	UK	40 min	English	FLT Films	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	Full video on EVO	Not sure whether this documentary is useful. It adresses 'religious violence'
143	The Inhabitants of the Timeless Africa	2008	Ivory Coast, depictions of ritual practice explained by a narrator, the film travels across the country	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/2446787	None listed	Spain	51 min	English	Explora Films	EVO	Streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO; free preview at: http://www.explorafilms.com/web/portfolio/torre-de-babel/	Some of the images are incredible, but the voiceover is wildly problematic (employing stereotypes of "timeless" Africa and "archaic" rituals). Part of a series called "the Tower of Babel" (season 1, episode 8)
144	The Kaonde: Impotence Cure	2013	Their description: "In this video, Dr Sansakuwa brings back lost lovers by sending a powerful spirit to fetch them and return the lost lover to the person they left. This video is about a patient whose wife ran away because he was impotent."; from Ndola on the Zambia/Congo border	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrDzPYgx5hE&feature=c4-overview&list=UUTIxZmx0oosc2-vRRwLPmkA	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	10 min	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van der Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	more information can be found at: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com/films.html
145	The Lala: spirit hospital possession dance	2013	A documentary about a women (Shula Marindi) in central Zambia who runs what she calls a ‘spirit hospital’, where she heals people who are possessed by bad spirits. She explains how she became possessed by three healing spirits and accepted her ancestor’s call to work as a healer.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7CxoJwCats	Dir. Ton van der Lee		11 min	English (+ subtitles) and non-English narration		Spirits of Africa: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com. The film can be viewed at the 'Spirits of Africa' youtube channel.	Streaming	Free	Full video on youtube	Shula Marindi (healer) compares Western medicine with endogenous healing practices in the film.
146	The Makishi Masquerade	2006	initiation ritual in Kashushu village of Zambia; initiation takes 4 months; talks about the expense of the initiation; the ceremony is protected by UNESCO (intangible cultural heritage); shows Makishi demons (masked figures) coming to the village	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1860703	Dir. Jérôme Segur	France	60 min	Narrated and dubbed in English	ZED	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full film	Really good footage
147	The Nuer	1971	About a group of Nuer living in Ethiopia; includes footage of a ghost marriage, a healing ceremony to combat smallpox, and a gar initiation (where boys become men)	http://www.der.org/films/the-nuer.html	Dir. Hilary Harris and George Breidenbach; produced by Robert Gardner and Hilary Harris	USA	73 min	occaisonal English narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD and streaming; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs and institutional streaming; pay - EVO subscription	preview on DER and full video on EVO	originally produced by Film Study Center at Harvard University
148	The Path of the Ancestors: the Funeral of the Diviner of Dablo	2011	Funeral of Mr Sawadogo, the Baga (Chief Diviner) of the Mossi village of Dablo, Burkina Faso; formal funeral with other diviners present where his successor is chosen; animal sacrifices; depicts divination performances	http://www.amazon.com/Path-Ancestors-Funeral-Diviner-Dablo/dp/B004TH7CZG/ref=sr_1_9/176-3691815-8819957?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1457713913&sr=1-9&keywords=Christopher+D.+Roy	Dir. Christopher D. Roy	USA	52 min		Christopher D. Roy	Amazon	DVD (NTSC, All regions)	$24.95
149	The Pilgrim's Gift	1996	From BUFVC: "Follows an elderly, devout couple as they endure blistering heat, bitter cold and unforgiving terrain on a pilgrimage to the shrine of their saint and idol, the 13th-century Sheikh Husein. They make to arduous six-day journey to bring gifts of money and food they can scarely afford to the shrine and, in return, are mercilessly fleeced by its attendants."	http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/16686 AND https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/pilgrims-gift	Dir. Barbie Campbell Cole	UK	50 min	English	BBC	BBC Active Video for Learning; Academic Video Store	listed on BUFVC as videocasette; streaming on Academic Video Store	institutional streaming on AVS; listed on BUFVC as £99.00, but I haven't found a link where you can actually buy the film on this site	No	Part of the BBC series Under the Sun
150	The Ragged Ones	2002	This is the description from the RAI: "The Basotho live in Lesotho, a kingdom of high mountains surrounded by South Africa. Afflicted by famine, poverty and AIDS, they carry on making a science out of their witchcraft beliefs." BUT SEE COMMENTS	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-ragged-ones	Director David Griggs	UK	30 min			RAI - Order No RAI-200.3051	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region		No preview	Healing is the focus of this film, not witchcraft, which is referred to only tangentially.
151	The Rendille	1977	Rendille camel herders of northern Kenya, includes a sequence about the ritual naapo ceremony (where men transition to elderhood)	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-rendille	Director Chris Curling	UK	52 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.73; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	hire via RAI; EVO subscription	full video on EVO	also available by subscription at EVO (http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/2196390)
152	The Secret of Iyas	2015	Benin, Gèlèdè rite	http://www.zaradoc.com/en/documentaires/5187/	Noyalet Cyrill	France?	51 min	DVDs sold in both French and English	Must Be Productions (not sure)	Zaradoc Films	DVD	14 euros	trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HjR1ThHfUQ	Beautiful images, I watched this for Film Africa 2015, seems to be available by DVD, trailer on YouTube
153	Shembe dance hymn: “Basinda ngokuphephisa.”	Uploaded July 2012	Site description: “New attire that came with an Angel from Father Sun … for unmarried women who are not virgins. This costume complements the words "Celebration for All". After the ceremony was officially recognized in the Church of the Nazarene, Shembe gave us a beautiful dress and permission to enter the full ceremony.”	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Av3QrTZJ7U		South Africa	10 min		Lungelo Lemfundo Foundation	YouTube	Streaming	Free
154	The Shilluk of Southern Sudan	1976	a journey of spiritual renewal for the Shilluk, divine kingship	https://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-shilluk-of-southern-sudan	Director Chris Curling	UK	52 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.69; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO	part of the "Disappearing World" series
155	The Sotho: Holy Cave Ceremony	2013	Cave of Fertility; Sotho Sangomas have practiced here for centuries; this film "focuses on Josephine Moloi Malrato who heals people while in trance with the power of an ancestor who lives inside her. The film also portrays three other sangomas and a night of singing and trance in which hundreds of pilgrims worship in the cave" (quote from their YouTube Channel)	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAWdLLxci98&list=UUTIxZmx0oosc2-vRRwLPmkA	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	21 min	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van dee Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video
156	The Sultan's Burden	1995	Cameroon, Sultan of Adamawa, shows forces of change, especially with relationship to Sultna's present status, and conflicts with Islam	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C1689444/sultans-burden	Dir. Jon Jerstad Lisbet Holtedahl	USA	48 min	English	Northern Lights Film Productions; copyright held by Filmakers Library	EVO	streaming	pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
157	The Tsonga: tree celebration	2013	About the creation of an association of sangoma’s to protect themselves against witchcraft accusations. The group enables them to work freely and openly. It also addresses the tension between Western hospitals and endogenous healing practices. The documentary is a portrait of Mpephu, an experienced female herbalist and healer; John Kaidi, one of the founders of the association, and Moses Magotse, a traveling sangoma.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNn7WFa8h8E&index=4&list=PLcNlpGo4KizwWVRvOlgDSq3-gI3XceABg	Dir. Ton van der Lee		11 min	English		Spirits of Africa: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com. The film can be viewed at the 'Spirits of Africa' youtube channel.	Streaming			It seems like the English subtitles are not always correct (leaves out some text).
158	The Tswana: Herbalist and Initiation	2012	Their description: "Tswana herbalist and sangoma ... Magdeline Mongoane Mokonyane is a senior Tswana sangoma in Limpopo province, South Africa. We go on a herb gathering expedition with her and her trainees, experience a session with a patient, witness a trance dance and an initiation of four trainee sangoma's."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmcC7lHI_o&feature=youtu.be	Dir. Ton van der Lee	Not listed (director is Dutch)	10 min.	subtitled in English	Spirits of Africa/Ton van der Lee	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	More information can be found at: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com/films.html
159	The Venda: Rain fertility ceremony	2012	The documentary shows a Venda fertility ceremony led by sangoma Neluvola. He explains how he became a traditional healer and how he fulfills this role in his community.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9muWywQLYw	Dir. Ton van der Lee		12 min	English (+ subtitles) and non-English narration		Spirits of Africa: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com. The film can be viewed at the 'Spirits of Africa' youtube channel.	Streaming	Free	Full video on youtube
160	The Virgin, the Copts and Me	2011	Messeeh is a non-believer son of Egyptian Copt parents and was raised in France; the film is about his journey to Egypt to learn about appearances of the Virgin Mary and connect with his roots	http://icarusfilms.com/new2013/vc.html	Dir. Namir Abel Messeeh	France, Qatar	85 min	French and Arabic with English Subtitles	Production company: Oweda Films Co-produced by the Doha Film Institute with the participation of the CNC	Icarus Films	DVD	pay	No
161	The Witches of Gambaga	2010	lives of accused witches, witch camp, Ghana	http://www.witchesofgambaga.com/buy-the-film/	Yaba Badoe		55 min			Avaialble for purchase (individual and educational) from their website witchesofgambaga.com	DVD, in both PAL and NTSC formats		Part of the documentary on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR5wyAY20-Q	award winning recent documentary, I watched it at Film Africa 2011
162	The Witching Tree	1996	one accused witch and his accusers, northern Transvaal, African magic as an instrument of violence, (post-Apartheid context - this is not made explicit in the description, but it is clear from the time of the film's release)	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/witching-tree	Dir. Joanna Head	UK	49 min	subtitles in English	BBC	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	Streaming	Pay - institutional streaming or EVO subscription	full film (EVO)
163	The Wodaabe	1988	Rituals of the Wodaabe of Niger	https://www.therai.org.uk/film/volume-ii-contents/the-wodaabe?highlight=WyJ0aGUiLCIndGhlIiwidGhlJyIsInRoZXMiLCJ3b2RhYWJlIiwid29kYWFiZSdzIiwidGhlIHdvZGFhYmUiXQ== AND http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/23832	Dir. Leslie Woodhead	UK	51 min	English	Granada Television	RAI	Videocasette	RAI hire	No	Part of Granada Television's Disappearing World series; broadcast on ITV in 1988
164	The Women's Olamal: the Organization of a Maasai Fertility Ceremony	1985	Maasai fertility ceremony in Loita, Kenya; tensions between men and women; interviews with women	http://www.der.org/films/womens-olamal.html	Dir. Melissa Llelewyn-Davies	UK	110 min	English	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO	Originally producer by the BBC
165	The Zulu: call to the ancestors	2012	A men from KwaZulu in Natal, called Jeremiah Msezane, received a ‘call’ from the ancestors to become a sangoma. He tells more about his work as a healer and he shows one of his spirit dance ceremonies. Jeremiah highlights his important role in the community as he protects people from ‘evil’ spirits.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4UQb0zNFtM	Dir. Ton van der Lee	South Africa	11 min	English		Spirits of Africa: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com. The film can be viewed at the 'Spirits of Africa' youtube channel.	Streaming
166	There is no God but God	[2011], 1977	Explores the main tenents of the Islam and the experience of Islamic worship in Egypt. Shows scenes of Muslims praying in mosques and includes interviews with Muslims who discuss their personal attitudes and approaches to their religion.	http://www.ambrosevideo.com/items.cfm?id=869	Produced by Peter Montagnon; directed by Mischa Scorer	US	52 min	English	Ambrose Video Pub	Worldcat holdings	DVD or streaming	Free	Full video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBR2D-Sg3qg	Episode 5 of the series Long Search
167	There is Nothing Wrong with my Uncle	2012	Nigeria, Tarok death rituals, interplay between relgious/cultural identies and tradition/modernity, contemporary religious life	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/there-is-nothing-wrong-with-my-uncle	Directors Dul Johnson, Sylvie Bringas	UK	62 min	Tarok, with English subtitles	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.383; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO
168	To Skin A Cat	N/A	The film is about the relationship between conservation of leopards and the Shembe Church (whose members wear leaopard skins in their ceremonies)	http://www.toskinacat.org/trailers/	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	trailer	Visually quite striking and an interesting perspective on the Shembe church. I think the film is still in production. The Panthera Cats Vimeo channel has some interesting short clips of Shembe ceremonies
169	Touba	2013	Chronicles the Grand Malaal pilgrimage of one million Sufi Muslims to the holy Senegalese city of Touba. Focuses on the Mouride Brotherhood, one of the world's largest Sufi communities.		Chai Vasarhelji	Senegal/USA	83 min	Wolof	Little Monster Films		DVD and streaming	Pay- online download: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/touba/id1110250928?mt=6&ign-mpt=uo%3D4	Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adnJpzSH1is	Award winning director
170	Tradition and Change	1981	From BUFVC: "Part 1 (1980): Leading members of the Presbyterian Church in Calabar discuss their search for identity as a Nigerian Church, in terms of liturgy and music, mission, commercial ventures, pastoral care, etc. Part 2 (1981): Examines the rain-stopping ritual of a traditional rain expert in the Cross River State of Nigeria. His training, status, taboos and techniques are discussed, together with his role and function in a modernising, semi-urban setting."	http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/21945	Dir. Rosalind Hackett	UK	2 parts, 25 min each	English	University of Aberdeen Television	Department of Medical Illustration	Videocasette	BUFVC lists it as for hire and sale, but gives no more details	No
171	Tribal Religions	1999	Their description: "Hans Küng travels to Australia to investigate the religious beliefs of modern Aborigines, journeys to Africa to gain insights into tribal culture through modern rites, and examines the influences of Christian missionaries on tribal societies"	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/tribal-religions	No director listed; produced by Films Media Group	USA	56 min		Films Media Group	Alexander Street Academic Video Store	DVD	DVD $159	No preview
172	Tribe: Babongo		This is an episode from the BBC TV series Tribe (seaon 1, episode 4). It follows Bruce Parry in Gabon as he lives with the Babongo tribe.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUwU5sWCoc	director not known, produced by BBC	UK	60 min		BBC	The film is available on YouTube, but not for viewing in the UK (it is hosted by BBC Worldwide)	streaming
173	Tshigombela traditional Venda dance	Published on May 1, 2012	The YouTube description: "Venda female dance usually performed by married women, this is a festive dance sometimes played at the same time as tshikona."	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECZAyVPuttU	None listed	South Africa?	3 min	No talking, just dance	Uploaded to "skeelomag" YouTube channel (a personal channel from what I can tell)	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	I've included it because they description says it is sometimes played alongside Tshikona
174	Tshikona tsha Hakhakhu Thondoni (GONGORONI)	Published on Nov 19, 2014	Tshikona dance	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f-Ak8L5e8I	None listed	South Africa?	14 min	I'm not sure what language (not English)	Uploaded to "Ntuwiseni Nesane" YouTube channel (a personal channel from what I can tell)	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	There are quite a lot of video of Tshikona on YouTube, but most are either very short or of very bad quality. I've tried to select a few good examples (either for length or clarity)
175	Tshivenda venda Tshikona dance of south africa	Published on May 19, 2014	Fairly grainy footage of a Tshikona dance	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XjkS6Sq2NA	None listed	South Africa?	57 min	I'm not sure what language (not English)	Uploaded to "Maanda Mpfuni" YouTube channel (a personal channel from what I can tell)	YouTube	Streaming	free	full video	There are quite a lot of video of Tshikona on YouTube, but most are either very short or of very bad quality. I've tried to select a few good examples (either for length or clarity)
176	Vimbuza Chilopa	1991	Records different healing practices among the Tumbuka of Malawi, who attribute illness (vimbuza) to spirit possesion. Documents night long rituals during a full moon, culminating in an animal sacrifice (chilopa) at dawn.	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/vimbuza-chilopa/oclc/27057610	Rupert Pöschl; Ulrike Pöschl	US	55 min	English	Pennsylvania State University	Worldcat holdings	Videocassette	University Library (worldcat subscription)		Draws attention to gender dimension; the "illness" (vimbuza) primarily afflicts women, linked to sociological conflicts (source: worldcat).
177	Vimbuza: Healing Through Music and Dance	Uploaded 16 December 2021	"Practised in most parts of northern Malawi, Vimbuza is a form of dance which invokes spirits to heal the sick and prophesy about what might happen to individuals or communities.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qLogZDAUYQ	Produced by the Film Association of Malawi – FAMA	Malawi	23.28 min.	Tumbuka with English voice over and subtitles.		YouTube	Streaming	free		Voice over: “This documentary explores and details the nature of the vimbuza healing dance, … the healing process, the role of women, and how knowledge is transmitted to the younger generation.”
178	Voodoo Children	2008	About voodoo rituals in Benin (including some interesting ritual footage), heavily narrated by Evan Williams who is also present in the film, predominantly about how children get initiated into voodoo (including a trade in selling children)	https://vimeo.com/162499376	Prod. Evan Williams	UK	24 min	English	Channel 4 (series: Unreported World)	Vimeo	streaming	free	full video	This showed on Channel 4 in 2008 (see: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/mar/30/2)
179	Voodoo: Mounted by the Gods	2000	Vodum rituals and ceremonies filmed in Ouidah, Bénin	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bLJqMANCI0	Dir. Alberto Venzago	Germany?	90 min	English and French	Traumwerk Filmproduktion GmbH	YouTube (hosted on a channel called idontloveihate)	streaming	free	full video	Anonymous comment: The overall film script shows some understanding of the depicted rituals but is sometimes misleading. The story of the Mawu priest succession is interesting, having been filmed over a number of years, but it is unlikely that the initiation group at the Mawu temple shown at the beginning was recruited to choose a successor. The images of trance attributed to Sakpata correspond in fact to devotees of a Tron cult imported from Ghana in colonial times, quite distinct from vodum. The Kpasenon, the priest of the spirit of the founder of Ouidah (Kpase) and head of the sacred forest, is not a priest of all spirits of the dead, as stated. Images of different voduns and temples are sometimes juxtaposed without explanatory comment. These lapses, along with the captivating atmosphere created by the superb photography, suggest that aesthetic effect was given priority over ethnographic fidelity, with the result that the film does not avoid creating an exoticizing gaze.
180	Ways of Faith	?	About Muslim religious practice in Sudan. From the series The Arabs - A Living History 1979-1983 (10 1 hour documentaries)	http://www.mckinnonfilms.com/films-the-arabs.html	Directors: Geoff Dunlop and Colin Luke	?	50 min	?	Produced by Video Arts Television in Association with Kufic Films B.V	McKinnon Films is the distributor	DVD?	?	No
181	Were Ni! He is a Madman	1963	ethnopsychiatric film, managing psychiatric disorders among the Yoruba, traditional psychiatric therapy and cult groups, possession and masquerade, Gelede masquerade, Egun possession cult	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/were-ni-he-is-a-madman	Director Frank Speed, Raymond Prince	USA/Nigeria	27 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.64; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region and streaming via EVO	hire from RAI; EVO subscription	full video on EVO	Also available at http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anth/view/work/1879581
182	When Spirits Ride their Horses	2012	Film follows a Zar practioner in Gondar, Ethiopia and explores the follower's interaction with participants of the Zar ceremony and various spirits.	https://vimeo.com/70081953	Itushe Kawase	Japan?	28 min	subtitled in English		Vimeo	Streaming	free	full video	'The film also explores the syncretic aspects of the ceremony through showing the interplay of religions in a multiphonic scape'' (description on vimeo)
183	Witchcraft Among the Azande	1981	Despite its title, the film focuses primarily on Azande reliance on various oracles to discover the causes of misfortune (almost always attributed to witchcraft) and to determine the truth in disputes. Although most Azande at the time of filming were Christian, these practices have persisted, according a Catholic priest, because they “provide practical answers to everyday problems in a way that the church does not.”	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/anthropology/view/work/2097492	Dir. Andre Singer	UK	53 min	Zande; English (+ subtitles)	RAI	RAI Film Library Catalogue, Volume II (Order No RAI-200.141); EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL or NTSC / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full video on EVO
184	Witches Fly There	2004	About witchcraft in Zambia. The film attempts to challenge a Eurocentric perspective on endogenous religious practice by acknowledging the importance of witchcraft in its own right. It also highlights the role of trance dance in the healing process (drives bad spirits away).	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/1779521 (EVO) and https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/witches-fly-there (AVS)	Dir. Linus Mørk	Denmark	35 min	English	Danish Broadcasting Corporation	AVS and EVO	Streaming	Pay - institutional streaming or EVO subscription	Full video on EVO; free preview at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyU_Qbf6_20
185	World of Witchcraft	2009	Central African Republic, witch-hysteria, witch trials, courtroom witch trial	https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/world-witchcraft	Dir. Daniel Bogado	USA	51 min	English	Produced by Insight News TV; copyright Filmakers Library	Alexander Street Academic Video Store; EVO	DVD and streaming via Alexander Street; streaming via EVO	Pay - institutional streaming/DVD or EVO subscription	full on EVO
186	Ymako	1998	Ivory Coast, street theatre providing social commentary - including about the proliferation of religious sects	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/ymako	Director Laurent van Lancker, Robin Shuffield	Belgium	52 min	English	RAI	RAI - Order No RAI-200.316; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region; streaming via EVO	RAI hire; pay - EVO subscription	full on EVO	Could potentially provide an interesting look about how some Ivoireans view religion.
187	Yoruba ritual: a companion video	1992	Summary on Worldcat: ''Features segments of the performances described and analyzed in the book, "Yoruba Ritual: Performers, Play, Agency" by Margaret Thompson Drewel.''	http://www.worldcat.org/title/yoruba-ritual-a-companion-video/oclc/878124637	Only the videographer is listed: Henry John Drewal	USA	30 min	English	Indiana University Press	Worldcat holdings	Videodisc/DVD/sound/colour	University Library		Part of the series: African Systems of Thought
188	Zaar	2014		https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxeHD7Kw2XRvrnmelslvpWQ			19 min	subtitled in English	KL Converge?	Youtube	Streaming	free	full video	Amateur video by a student, but it still provides interesting insights.
189	Zar. Documentary about zar traditions in Sudan.	2021		https://youtu.be/g9fxnHB0vQc	Directed by Ali Abdel Gayoum	Sudan	23 min.	Arabic with English voice over of a patient's comments	The State Cinema Corporation, Khartoum, Sudan	YouTube	Streaming	free		Arabic, with English voice over of the patient/participant’s words describing the symptoms of her illness, the characteristics of various zar spirits and their demands, and how her participation helped her to “forget about all men and forever.”
190	Zambia: a river cleansing ceremony	2013	A respected traditional healer and two female patients discuss healing practices during a river ceremony. The traditional healer drives out bad spirits that haunt the sufferers. The clip provides more insight in the preference of ‘traditional’ healing over Western practices.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGI9oaahyxo	Dir. Ton van der Lee		10 min	English		Spirits of Africa: http://www.spiritsofafrica.com. The film can be viewed at the 'Spirits of Africa' youtube channel.	Streaming
191	Zulu Sangoma Healing Ceremony in KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa	2009	An informative amateur video about a healing ceremony held in the church of a female sangoma. It provides a detailed description of the healing practices.	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au398F40Gxw	Dir. Sharl Henning	South Africa	9 min	English		The director refers to the website http://www.learnzulu.co.za/ as the original source, but I could not find the video on the page.	Streaming			The video is not of the best quality and the voice-over is slightly problematic.


1	African Religious Practice in the Diaspora
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3	This page inlcudes a few examples of ethnographic films relating to African religious thought and practice in the diaspora. Additions to the list are welcome and can be made by emailing africanreligionfilmography@gmail.com
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5	Title	Year	Brief Description of Contents	Director and/or Producer	Country	Length	Languages	Production Company/Rights holder	Location of film	Format	Trailer/Preview	Link	Comments
6	A month for the entertainment of spirits: African Guyanese spiritualist ceremonies	1991	About the Cumfa religion, which is based on dancing, drumming and spirit possession, and is influenced by African and Christian traditions. Documentary highlights libation ceremonies of African Guyanese practioners; communication with ancestors.	Kean Gibson	US	29 min	English	University of California Extension, Center for Media and Independent Learning	Worldcat library holdings	Colour/VHS		http://soas.worldcat.org/title/month-for-the-entertainment-of-spirits-african-guyanese-spiritualist-ceremonies/oclc/27638833
7	Ache moyuba orisha: sabre la santeria Cubana	1990	Documentary explores Santeria in Cuba. It explains the merging of Yoruba beliefs and Catholic symbolism in the religion's diverse practices.	Christina Gonzalez	Cuba	42 min	Spanish, English	Annenberg/CPB Project	Worldcat library holdings	Color/Videocasette		http://soas.worldcat.org/title/ache-moyuba-orisha-sabre-la-santeria-cubana/oclc/34939558
8	Alabbá											http://icarusfilms.com/new2013/ala.html
9	Bahia: Africa in the Americas	2006	Fillm about African elements in Bahia, in particular in the Candomblé religion of the Afro-Brazilian majority of the state.	Michael Brewer	US	58 min	English	Brewer Media Associates	Worldcat library holdings	DVD	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdpcDb8h4QM	http://soas.worldcat.org/title/bahia-africa-in-the-americas/oclc/70825663	Part of the documentary is online: https://vimeo.com/57536939
10	Barbara and Her Friends in Candombleland	1997	In the divine Afro Brazilian cult Candomble is an initiation religion centred around possession. The filmmakers concentrate on children who introduce and guide us to this world. The children play at Candomble. Passing from simulation of the representation, the children touch on the possession dance. Many are eager to be possessed. The film explores what Candomble may offer them.	Director Sylvie Timbert, Carmen Opipari	France	52 min			RAI-200.265	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region		http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/barbara-and-her-friends-in-candombleland
11	Dancing Deities	2007	Explores the practices of the Claxton Bay Orisha community in Trinidad.	Emilie Upczak	Trinidad and Tabago	19 min	English	Trinidad & Tabago Film Company	Vimeo	Streaming	full video	https://vimeo.com/52471858	Official selection Trinidad & Tabago Film Festival 2007, Studio Film Club 2008; San Diego Black Film Festival 2009; African World Diaspora Film Festival 2009. The documentary is primarily non-narrative.
12	Divine horsemen, the living Gods of Haiti	1951	voodoo in Haiti; rituals of the Rada, Petro, and Congo cults; filmed from 1947-1951	http://www.worldcat.org/title/divine-horsemen-the-living-gods-of-haiti/oclc/8934592	Dir. Maya Deren		52 min	English		World Cat library holdings	DVD-R; NTSC; All regions	University library	clip available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmQHml54shI
13	Haitian Pilgrimage	1992	Follows a Haitian-American family on a three week pilgrimage to a church and waterfall shrine at Saut-D'Eau, central- Haiti. The film documents the family's quest to better understand roots of Haitian culture and addresses Western misconceptions of Vodun.	Robin Lloyd		29 min	Chiefly in English; some Haitian French with English subtitles.	Green Valley Films	Deep Dish TV	Streaming	full video	http://archive.deepdishtv.org/programs/3517
14	Iawo: initiation in a Gege-Nago temple	197?	Shows the initiation of a group of women into the Yoruba cult of Orisha in Brazil. It further explores the religion, its ideology, social meaning and survival in the face of repression.	Geraldo Sarno	Brazil	41 min	English	Sarve Films; Mariana Films	Worldcat library holdings			http://soas.worldcat.org/title/iawo-initiation-in-a-gege-nago-temple/oclc/22580498
15	Memoria de una Hija de Oshun	2009	Description on the UNESCO site in Spanish: 'El documental es un homenaje a María Farías, bailarina afrouruguaya, que sufrió esclavitud en pleno siglo XX. A través del grito ancestral del Candombe supo sobreponerse al dolor y rebelarse contra la humillación, convirtiendo la resistencia en resiliencia, superando el duelo y aportando a construir una sociedad solidaria.'	Resumen Latinoamericano TV-Urugay	Urugay	63 min	Spanish	UNESCO	UNESCO Multimedia Archives; M.A. Reference: AUD-DIT/ISS/ARC/1011-3	Streaming	full video	http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/index.php?s=films_details&pg=33&id=2901
16	Oya: Something Happened on the way to West-Africa	2015	Summary by director: ''The documentary follows my journey as a Queer Gender Non Conforming Nigerian returning home to connect with Òrìsà (African God/dess) tradition, and follow a trail back to the powerful legacy of my great grandmother, Chief Moloran Ìyá Olo'ya. This personal and political story vibrantly investigates the heritage of command, mythology, gender fluidity, womyn's power and the hidden truth behind the power of indigenous Yorùbá spirituality.''	Seyi Adebanjo	US	30 min	English	Tengade Productions	Third World Newsreel	DVD	https://vimeo.com/60815981	http://twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1439&card=price
17	Play, Jankunu Play: The Garifuna Wanaragua Ritual of Belize	2006	rare footage of warini ("the Africanized predecessor of wanaragua), mix of West African and Native American, Wanaragua is a masked procession at Christmas	Dir. Oliver N. Greene Jr.		45 min			DER/EVO	DVD - pay, institutional and home use		http://www.der.org/films/play-jankunu-play.html
18	Public Vodun Ceremonies in Haiti	1991	Performance of three Vodun ceremonies in Haiti	Yvonne Daniel	US	55 min	Haitian French Creole, English		EVO	Streaming; pay- EVO subscription		http://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/2440553	Explains the purpose of the ceremony; bringing the spiritual entities into the present through music.
19	Search for the Everlasting Coconut Tree	2015	From their website: "chronicles the journey of musician and mentor WolfHawkJaguar (Adimu Madyun). As a facilitator for DetermiNation, a Black men's Group at United Roots in Oakland, California... His search for answers takes a magical twist when he is instructed by a powerful Orisa Priest to find The Everlasting Coconut Tree (Spirit of Wisdom)...His quest begins in earnest with his acceptance of an unheard of invitation from Ile Ife Nigeria for him and his crew, The Band of Hunters, to perform at The Orisa World Congress... The discovery of The Everlasting Coconut Tree leads to the rebirth of hope in WolfHawkJaguar."	http://www.searchfortheeverlastingcoconuttree.com/	Dir. Adimu Madyun	USA	102 min	English	393 Presents	Not in distribution yet	Not in distribution yet	Not in distribution yet	trailer	Includes some interesting footage from the congress. I watched some of this for my work at Film Africa
20	The Devil Dancers: Cuyagua Part I	1987; Remastered from the negatives 2011	The men of the Afro-Caribbean population of Cuyagua enact a ritual that occurs 60 days after Easter. The film is a portrait of two men who direct the devil dancing. They tell the history of the village, the organisation of devil dancing, and stories associated with the Devil. The film also focuses on the intriguing ritual of the dancing itself.	Director Paul Henley	UK	41 min			Order No RAI-200.183A; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region		http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-devil-dancers-cuyagua-part-i
21	The King Does Not Lie: the Initiation of a Shango Priest	1993	Afro-Cuban religion called Santeria, origins in Yoruba Africa, ritual in Yoruba language, initiation of the new priest of Shango - the "Thundergod" of traditional Yoruba religion	Prod. Produced by Judith Gleason and Elisa Mereghetti	Released by Filmmakers Library	43 min			Alexander Street Academic Video Store; also EVO	Streaming and DVD		https://www.academicvideostore.com/video/king-does-not-lie-initiation-shango-priest
22	The Saint With Two Faces: Cuyagua Part II	1987; Remastered from the negatives 2011	The film centres on the predominantly female celebration of the feast of Saint John. The women sing the songs associated with the Feast, describe their beliefs and how they organise the feast. Preliminary scenes establish the themes that underlie the Feast a mixture of the sacred and the profane, eroticism and death, celebration and mourning.	Director Paul Henley	UK	43 min			Order No RAI.200.183B; EVO	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region		http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales/the-saint-with-two-faces-cuyagua-part-ii
23	The Spirit of Haiti: Voodoo	1992	Documentary explores the historical context in which Voodoo emerged and its current role in political struggles in Haiti.	Jacques Holender	Canada	72 min			Jacques Holender Films INC. http://www.jacquesholender.com/index.php?/films/voodoo/	Streaming and DVD		Full movie on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQog1rX-wLs	Attempts to de-mystify myths and misconceptions surrounding Voodoo
24	The Temple in the Sea	2008	Description from the RAI: "‘The Temple in the Sea’ looks at ritual and religious practice at a well-known Hindu shrine and its associated cremation grounds in Central Trinidad. Documenting the daily life of the Temple, and those that maintain and worship at it, it seeks to communicate an experience of the place using the 5 elements (earth, water, wind, fire and ether) as a symbolic compass."	Director Theo Youngstein	UK	26 min			Order No RAI-200.3094	Colour / DVD / PAL / All region		https://raifilm.org.uk/films/list/country/Trinidad+and+Tobago/	The description mentions this is located in Trinidad and Tobago and "Africa"
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27	To Serve the Gods	1982	Haitian vodoun religious event to appease the loas of a particular family, depicts ritual practice	http://www.der.org/films/to-serve-the-gods.html	Dir. Karen Kramer	USA	33 min	English subtitles and narration	DER	DER/EVO	DVD; streaming via EVO	pay - institutional and home use DVDs; pay - EVO subscription	preview
28	Umbanda	1977	Description from RAI: "Umbanda is a syncretic religious movement, combining elements from orthodox Catholicism with submerged African and indigenous Indian spiritual beliefs. In spite of past attempts to suppress it, Umbanda flourishes in the heterogeneous culture of contemporary urban Brazil. The film somewhat ambitiously seeks to give an exposition of the eclectic repertoire of the Umbanda movement. There is lengthy coverage of ritual performances, including interviews with mediums and their clients, which emphasise the role the movement plays in the management of personal malaise and affliction experienced as a by-product of change and urbanisation. The concluding sequences of the Sea Goddess, Yemenya – identified with the Virgin Mary – show the annual Umbanda festival where half a million participants from all over the country assemble on the beaches of Säo Paulo."	Director Stephen Cross, Peter Fry	UK	52 min			Order No RAI-200.76; EVO	Colour / DVD or VHS / PAL / All region		https://raifilm.org.uk/films/umbanda/
29	Voices of the Orishas	1993	About the practice of Santeria in Cuba, and the close link to Yoruba cultural and religious heritage. It shows a religious ceremony that features dancing, singing, and drum beating, invoking the Orishas.	Alvaro Pérez Betancourt	US	38 min	English, Spanish and Yoruba, with English subtitles		Worldcat library holdings	Colour/DVD		http://soas.worldcat.org/title/voices-of-the-orishas/oclc/57686300
30	Voodoo	Published on Nov 6, 2013	Their description: "The slave ships during the XVII and XVIII century transported millions of colored people from Africa to America carried within it the seed of a religious cult that would help the slaves in the Confederacy for their freedom. This is the story of the formation of African roots syncretic cults that worship spirits of two faces: black continent mystical entities hidden behind Catholic imagery."	dir. Jose Manuel Novoa	Spain (I think)	53 min	English	New Atlantis Documentaries	New Atlantis Full Documentaries (YouTube Cahnnel)	Streaming		https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtKpkm7xYi8
31	Voodoo Mysteries	2014	Documents the emergence of Voodoo in relation to the history of slavery in Haiti.	No director or producer listed	US	52 min	English	Planet Doc	Youtube	Streaming	full video	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFzbDDnaZWo
32	Yoruba	No official year mentioned (published in 2012?)	Explores the origins of santeria, a syncretic religion that grew out of the slave trade in Cuba.	Dir. Rai Fernandez		17 min	English		Vimeo	Streaming		https://vimeo.com/37136853	Highlights the deep connections between Africa and diasporic religions by showing images of Yoruba rituals in Nigeria and Santeria practices in Cuba.


1	Additional Resources
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3	Name of Resource	Link	Notes
4	The RAI Film Library Catalogue Vol. 1	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-library-a-archive/volume-i	Many of the links are currently not working (it appears that the catalogue is in the process of being digitized, but this has not been completed as of yet - Feb 4/16)
5	The RAI Film Library Catalogue Vol. 2	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-library-a-archive/volume-ii
6	RAI Film Sales Alphabetical Listings	http://www.therai.org.uk/film/film-sales	This includes information that is not included in the catalogues (and that catalogues include films that are not listed on this list).
7	Alexander Street, Academic Video Store	http://alexanderstreet.com/	The catalogue includes many interesting films, but their content tends more towards educational documentary and away from ethnographic documentary.
8	African Encounters	http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=hotseries&q=se%3A%22African+encounters.%22
9	Penn State Media Sales
10	Documentary Educational Resources	http://www.der.org/
11	BFI National Film Archive	http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections
12	Colonial Film Database	http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/home	These are all colonial films, so much of content on relgion has to do with missionaries
13	Icarus Film	http://icarusfilms.com/new2012/mf.html
14	California Newsreel
15	Film Media Group	http://www.films.com/ecSearch.aspx?q=Africa%2C+religion
16	Christopher D. Roy (director/producer)	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_dvd_1?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Christopher+D.+Roy&search-alias=movies-tv	He has made bunch of documentaries on religion in West Africa. More information about his films at: http://art.uiowa.edu/files/art/field/cv/christopher-roy_0.pdf
17	Alexander Street, Ethnographic Video Online	http://search.alexanderstreet.com/	This is totally different from the Alexander Street Academic Video Store
18	British Universities Film and Video Council	http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/search.php?q=Africa&title_format[2]=1&title_format[5]=1&title_format[6]=1&category=4&page=6
19	http://brekete.net		I can see the film previews, but I'm not sure where the actual films are
20	the African Apostolic Church has a YouTube Channel	https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAfricanApostolicC/about
21	Spirits of Africa YouTube channel	https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTIxZmx0oosc2-vRRwLPmkA
22	Filmography Islam in Africa	http://subjectguides.library.american.edu/c.php?g=175219&p=1154940	List of relevant film titles, unfortunately only accessible to American University students, staff and faculty
23	Selected Readings in the Anthropology of Religion by Stephen Glazier, Charles Flowerday (eds.)	https://books.google.nl/books?id=iyXFsYr8TO4C&pg=PA202&lpg=PA202&dq=filmography+religion+africa&source=bl&ots=tzIQpPIIo3&sig=uV_ytOPBhEc4gjImkrJ3_8ybG2w&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjFg_mr5KXNAhVGFMAKHbfTBoY4ChDoAQgiMAA#v=onepage&q=filmography%20religion%20africa&f=false	Filmography includes relevant documentaries
24	Internet Archive	https://archive.org/details/opensource_religionvideo?&sort=-downloads&page=2	Non profit library, includes free videos on religion
25	A Bibliography of Ethnographic Films by Rolf Husmann	https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=NGaVrSiDGFUC&pg=PA325&lpg=PA325&dq=Tracking+the+Pale+Fox:+Studies+on+the+Dogon&source=bl&ots=RMlbUeJk_q&sig=AG1q8LfCU-FzREn-mWldJoDuCLI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKpLeBsKzNAhXrDMAKHchcDHcQ6AEIRjAI#v=onepage&q=Tracking%20the%20Pale%20Fox%3A%20Studies%20on%20the%20Dogon&f=false	Includes some interesting films on religious practices in Africa