Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits
2013· 0h 31m
Documentary
Directed by Tiane Doan na Champassak, Jean Dubrel
5.6/ 10
Reviews
Overview
In Natpwe, the feast of the spirits, co-directors Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel have produced an immersive, seemingly timeless document of an annual Burmese trance ritual that dates back to the eleventh century. Shot in Super 8 and 16mm in sooty black and white, the film conveys the astonishing sense of liberation of tens of thousands of bodies and minds — a mass expression of faith, but also a rapturous respite from societal intolerance.
