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Mounted By The Gods (2003)

ALL 10/08/2003 (de) Documentary 90 Min
  • Release
    10/08/2003
  • Production
    Traumwerk Filmproduktion GmbH
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  • Original title
    Mounted By The Gods
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
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Overview

In 1988, Albert Venzago set out to cross Africa on a Vespa. After miles in the blistering heat, it broke down in a remote village in Benin. There he encountered Mahounon, one of the most influential voodoo priests of West Africa. Abandoning his planned trip, Venzago set out instead on an odyssey through the world of African voodoo, to which he and his camera gained extraordinary access. Venzago followed Mahounon with his camera for nearly ten years, filming secret Voodoo ceremonies and sacrificial rituals. He witnessed Mahounon’s extraordinary search for a successor to lead the cult, and he watched as the anointed eleven-year old boy, Gounon, was schooled in black and white magic, rituals, and the intricate workings of the Fa, or Voodoo oracle. Venzago’s camera evokes the religious ecstasy of these ceremonies as well as their otherworldly atmosphere. His photographs illuminate this mysterious and potent Voodoo culture and religion.

  1. Alberto Venzago

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Mounted By The Gods (2003) 90 Min

ALL 10/08/2003 (de)
Documentary
  • Release 10/08/2003
  • Production
    Traumwerk Filmproduktion GmbH
  • Original title Mounted By The Gods
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

In 1988, Albert Venzago set out to cross Africa on a Vespa. After miles in the blistering heat, it broke down in a remote village in Benin. There he encountered Mahounon, one of the most influential voodoo priests of West Africa. Abandoning his planned trip, Venzago set out instead on an odyssey through the world of African voodoo, to which he and his camera gained extraordinary access. Venzago followed Mahounon with his camera for nearly ten years, filming secret Voodoo ceremonies and sacrificial rituals. He witnessed Mahounon’s extraordinary search for a successor to lead the cult, and he watched as the anointed eleven-year old boy, Gounon, was schooled in black and white magic, rituals, and the intricate workings of the Fa, or Voodoo oracle. Venzago’s camera evokes the religious ecstasy of these ceremonies as well as their otherworldly atmosphere. His photographs illuminate this mysterious and potent Voodoo culture and religion.

  1. Alberto Venzago

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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