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

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