Witch Doctor

Witch Doctor

Rejissyor: Lerner, Murray, filmmaker, Ritter, Lloyd, filmmaker, Audio Brandon Films, film distributor. 8 min Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 12859 Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 11625 Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 13374 Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 17816 Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 11860 Harvard Film Archive prints, HFA Item nos. 12859; 11625; 13374; 17816; 11860; from the Janus Films Collection Running time 9 minutes on release, Audio Brandon catalogue, Cf. August 16th, 2016 Direction, production, Murray Lerner, Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young; choreography, photography and editing by Murray Lerner, Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young ; original stage choreography by Jean Léon Destiné Jean Léon Destiné (witch doctor); Jeanne Ramon (possessed woman); Alphonse Cimber (drummer) Choreography based on Haitian Voodoo dance rituals, with Jean Leon Destine dancing the title role. "An impassioned poem of movment that in its stark simplicity represents striking use of the cinema art." New York Times

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