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Gott in Togo (God in Togo)

1979 , Togo, West Africa (Other)

Cat no. 3378

Documentary film identifying the beliefs behind animistic rituals in Togo.

Documentary. Film record of animistic rituals in Togo. Identifying animism as the most prevalent form of religious belief in Togo, the film provides information about animistic ceremonies which enable the living to communicate with the souls of ancestors, the voodoos. Sequences include shots of: ritual dancing; oracles; fishermen; an African woman drawing water from a well; an African man cutting vegetation with a machete; African women preparing and cooking food; a market; a corpse in an open coffin; a funeral ceremony with women in mourning and dance rituals; a Christian burial service; Muslims participating in ritual prayer; sacrifices of alcohol, milk and blood before an animist altar; a woman diving into the sea while going into a trance, recovered by four men and left on shore; a voodoo priest/ fetisher (a medium between the souls of the dead and the living) engaged in a healing ceremony, involving an animal sacrifice; a ritual dance, in which some participants lose consciousness.

Keywords

Animism; Ethnography; Religion; Voodoos; Mawu; Animistic rituals; Ritual animal sacrifices; Sacrifices; Healing powers; Oracles; Fetishers; Christianity and Animism in Togo; Islam and Animism in Togo; Togo; Colonialism; Post-colonialism; Ritual dances and rhythms

  • Maker : Kurt Keil

  • Maker : Inka Keil

  • Other : Fritz Wurzler (assisted with sound)

Manifestations

Gott in Togo (God in Togo)

  • Barcode
    INV355114
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:16:31
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    730364
  • Barcode
    INV358104
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:16:31
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725168
  • Barcode
    INV315056
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:16:31
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724804
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV389392
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:16:31
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707885
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV244451
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:16:33
    Modification Date
    04/10/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    693171
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV265277
    Canonical Identifier
    2006/51
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    colour
    Colour Type
    colour
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:18:03
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    28/07/2010
    Parts
    Reference
    685133
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    mag stripe
  • Award:
    • Group 1:
      • Note: Awards (data migration 25/06/2021): Movie Maker Ten Best Film Competition, Ten Best winner, 1979.

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