Hunt for Witches, The
- Synopsis
- Part of a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. This film looks at efforts aimed at stemming witchcraft-related violence in South Africa,where people are still being killed on suspicion of being witches. Asks whether the government must deny the legitimacy of traditional beliefs or whether the power of traditional healing can be used to stop the killing and promote human rights for all.
- Series
- Africa: Search for Common Ground
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1998
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Development studies; Politics & government
- Keywords
- Africa; witchcraft
Production Company
- Name
Cape Town
- Address
- South Africa
- Name
Common Ground Productions
- cpt@sfcg.org
- Phone
- 001 202 265 4300
- Fax
- 001 202 232 6718
- Address
- 1601 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200
Washington DC 20009
USA
Distributor
- Name
TVE
- General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk
- Web
- http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 91 (11) 26 410 684
- Address
- 46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ - Notes
- TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.
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