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Umbanda: Offerings of Faith
This feature-length documentary examines the history of this syncretic religion, founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1908 by Zélio Fernandino de Moraes. The film features interviews with followers of Umbanda, scenes of their practices and …
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The Snowstorm of 1975
The last time it snowed in Curitiba, Brazil, was on July 17, 1975. My dad took his Super 8mm camera and recorded the special occasion. Forty-five years later, those films were recovered. This is a …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Holy-Dirt.pngLands & Lores – The Holy Dirt
THE HOLY DIRT – In the small town of Chimayo, NM, there is a chapel with miraculous holy dirt, that, to the believers, has healing powers. Michael J. Trujillo is one of the residents of …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Singing-the-Tale.pngLands & Lores – Singing the Tale
In SINGING THE TALE street musicians play in Springfield, MO. LANDS & LORES is a web-based documentary recorded on a road trip from Carbondale, IL to Berkeley, CA from October 7th to October 14th 2011. Photojournalist Bruno …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-Ghosts-of-Navajo-Court-House-1.pngLands & Lores – The Ghosts of Navajo County Courthouse
THE GHOSTS OF NAVAJO COUNTY COURTHOUSE – Now a museum, the Navajo County Courthouse is said to be haunted by the ghosts of the criminals that were executed there. LANDS & LORES is a web-based documentary …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-Spook-Light.pngLands & Lores – The Spook Light
THE SPOOK LIGHT – The border between the states of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma hides the mysterious Spook Light. LANDS & LORES is a web-based documentary recorded on a road trip from Carbondale, IL to …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Blame-it-on-Smiley.pngLands & Lores – Blame it on Smiley
In BLAME IT ON SMILEY, Steve Gray recounts the story of the ghost of George Smiley, that lives in the courthouse of Holbrook, AZ. Everything that happens in town seems to be blamed on Smiley. …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/herrmann06.jpgRodrigo Herrmann – Life and Works
The documentary RODRIGO HERRMANN – LIFE AND WORKS reveals the short but extraordinary life of Brazilian composer, organist, and choirmaster, Maestro Rodrigo Herrmann. Family interviews and photographs shine a light on his life, and recordings share …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/467040_10150907571757715_508033230_o.jpgIn The Eyes of Others
IN THE EYES OF OTHERS is a short narrative film about a strong woman who becomes a victim of domestic violence. This film tells the story of Amanda and Jack, a young couple in love. …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/minutes1-1.jpg3 1/2 Minutes
3 1/2 MINUTES is a short 16mm film shot in black and white and color. This experimental/narrative piece deals with the psychological universe of women. A woman enters in a house where things are broken and …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/gaze3.jpgThe Gaze
THE GAZE plays with one of Hollywood’s most famous convention: objectifying women. What if the one objectified this time was a man? What if he has no way to escape that situation? Laura Mulvey’s essay “Visual …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day1-2.jpgA Day in the Life of Margaret H.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF MARGARET H. exposes the life of sorrow that a battered woman leads. Margaret H. tries to please her violent husband, and pretends that nothing is going on in front of …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/poet3-1.jpgthe death of the poet
THE DEATH OF THE POET is an experimental 16mm black and white film that is based on a poem by Brazilian author Paulo Leminski. The poem talks about a poet who died without ever writing anything. …
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https://www.elisaherrmann.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/envenenadora1-1.jpgA Envenenadora (The Poisoner)
A ENVENENADORA is a photo/video experience that recreates the real story of Virginia Augusta da Silva, a Portuguese woman from the late 1800’s that was convicted for poisoning her husband. According to the newspaper article where …
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