The Spectre Watches Over Her
A reaction to the seminal text by Swiss anthropologist Paul Wirz entitled 'Exorcism and the Art of Healing in Ceylon,' this high contrast hand processed film considers a history of colonialism and ethnographic practices in South Asia. Memories from my mother's own elusive past emerge as I begin to locate her personal narrative within ethnographic material. At my mother's village, I restaged an exorcism once performed on her in the early 1960s when she was a little girl. Possessed by the lecherous entity known as the Kalu Kumara, the Sanni Yakuma healing ritual was performed over a 12-hour period. 'The Spectre Watches Over Her,' examines how a history of watching has shaped a cultural perception and identity. The title refers to Paul Gauguin's 'Manao tupapau.'
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Awesome! It's not a die-hard short, but still the movie rocks.
My daughter requested this blu-ray as a gift. If you are a Rajee Samarasinghe fan, you will like this movie.
Best film of the year. Best film of the decade. Hats off to the Rajee Samarasinghe. Well done. Well done indeed.
Amazing exercise of stunning colour, isn't just a Documentary, it's a accomplishment, and is by far this year's best film.
Great story, exciting to watch!
I love the scenery and the story. Perfect movie.
Brilliant underrated Short film!
This is the new standard! I recommend this for anyone who has a heart.
Impressive! It really achieved higher than any other Documentary movie before and it goes down as a masterpiece. Perhaps the best that cinema has ever been.
Really cool Short with unforgettable characters. You should watch this, and you’ll be HOOKED
Words cannot describe the perfection that is this film. Rajee Samarasinghe did a fantastic job! Solid cast, action, effects, everything.
I smiled I bawled, I loved it.