Water Ritual 1: An Urban Rite of Purification (1979)

Original title

Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification

Directed by

Barbara McCullough

Country

United States

Runtime

6 min

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short experimental film shows a woman performing a purification ritual in an urban setting. The work connects to West African oral traditions of preserving history and knowledge.

meditativeritualisticdreamlikeslow-pacedvisually abstractcontemplativeethereal

What happens

Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification is a 1979 short experimental film directed, produced, written, and edited by Barbara McCullough. It is McCullough's first film and is generally considered a pioneering experimental film by an African-American woman. The title card is: "In West African societies, a story-teller charged with maintaining legacies, histories, knowledge and traditions in oral form." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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