Initiation à la danse des possédés

A Short film of

Jean Rouch

Produced by

Musée de l'Homme

Production year1949

Runtime22 min

Synopsis

A Songhay woman from the archipelago of Tillaberi (Niger) is initiated in the ritual dances of possession.

Credits

Director (1)

Jean Rouch
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Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Musée de l'Homme

Full credits (1)

Director of Photography : Jean Rouch

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Themes : Ethnography
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Production year : 1949
Runtime : 22 min
Production formats : 16mm
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.37
Audio format : Mono

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