THE BALANCE was reduced to 46 min and renamed 'Reflection' on behalf of Africa World Documentary Film Festival, and will be screened May 4, 2012 in Africa.
Reflection 46m - Roderick Steel (Brazil)
The documentary explores the Egungun cult in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in a temple founded in the late 60s. Traced back to the first Yoruba slaves transported to Brazil from Nigeria and Dahomey, this ancient form of religion dresses and worships ancestor spirits. In the film High Priest Zú – who works during the day as an upholsterer - shares experiences accumulated over 20 years within a community that has refused to relinquish its own religious identity while observing a strict code of conduct. Zú also offers insights into the fine line between art, craft and religion, and shows us how ancestor worship in the 21st century can help boys become men, reveal future generations of priests, transform the lives of those in need of spiritual and emotional guidance, and bring ancestors back to life.
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