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Guided by shamans and ancestral spirits, we traverse the line between the living and the dead, tradition and transformation, fiction and non-fiction. — Udval Altangerel
In this program
A SIP OF WATER
Directed by: Hyuna Cho | 7 mins
An animated piece that seeks to explore the role of shaminism in Korean culture.
HILUM
Directed by: Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | 27 mins
After a botched performance as a mourner-for-hire, Mona retreats from her mother’s fury, and seeks out a shaman to cure her inability to cry.
HINGA
Directed by: Sammay Dizon | 15 mins
During COVID-19, a community grapples with the complexity of grief and the necessary steps towards collective healing.
MOUNTAIN CAT
Directed by: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | 14 mins
A troubled girl is taken to a local shaman for spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs, she finds peace in the physical realm.
RIVER OF SMALL GODS
Directed by: Bradley Tangonan | 16 mins
A Native Hawaiian woman is hired by a mysterious sculptor to retrieve lava stones from a sacred riverbed deep in the forests of Hawaiʻi.
THE EYES OF SUMMER
Directed by: Rajee Samarasinghe | 15 mins
A young girl develops a friendship with a spirit who lives in an abandoned house.
THE FOURFOLD
Directed by: Alisi Telengut | 7 mins
Based on the ancient animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia, an exploration of the indigenous worldview and wisdom.
