Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
- Alternative title
- Maya Deren: Divine Horsemen
- Synopsis
- The material was recorded by Maya Deren when she went to Haiti on four trips to make a film of Haitian dance. Having become increasingly involved with the voodoo experience she abandoned her original intentions and decided to simply describe the nature of the religious tradition in the form of a book. By the time of her death in 1961 Deren had written a text entitled ‘The living gods of Haiti’ (1953). She left no written plans for the construction of the film, but Cherel and Teiji Ito followed her text closely in editing the six hours of raw footage and sound recordings.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Year of production
- 1947-51
- Subjects
- Anthropology; Religious studies
- Keywords
- Deren, Maya; Haiti; trances; voodoo
Credits
- Contributor
- Cherel Ito; Maya Deren; Teiji Ito
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £24.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 47 minutes
- Year
- 2014
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
- Price
- (BFI)
- Availability
- Hire
- Duration/Size
- 60 minutes
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Re-voir Video
- info@re-voir.com
- Web
- http://www.re-voir.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +33 08 73 86 47 00
- Fax
- +33 01 42 77 93 15
- Address
- 41 faubourg Saint-Martin
75010 Paris
France - Notes
- Also known as Re:voir video. Formerly known as Light Cone Video
Online Retailer
- Name
Lux
- info@lux.org.uk
- Web
- https://lux.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 31412960
- Address
- Waterlow Park Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill
London
N19 5JF - Notes
- The premier UK source for arts-based moving image materials including experimental film, video art, installation art, performance art, personal documentary, essay films and animation. Incorporates collections previously held by the London Film-makers’ Co-op and London Video Arts. The 4000+ works are available for non-theatric exhibition, some may be purchased on DVD through the online shop, and a selection are streamed for free online viewing.
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