A Balinese Trance Seance (1979)
- Directed by
- Patsy Asch, Linda Conner, Linda Connor, Tim Asch
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a Balinese spirit medium as she performs a trance seance. It shows her entering a trance state to communicate with spirits for a client.
observationalcalmintimateslow-pacedrespectfulculturalgroundedquiet
What happens
A Balinese Trance Seance is a 1979 documentary film by ethnographic filmmaker Tim Asch and anthropologist Linda Connor that profiles Jero Tapakan, a Balinese spirit medium. It was one of five films that were made with Jero Tapakan and were considered to be exemplary ethnographic films. The film was the first in the series; the later films were: Jero on Jero: "A Balinese Trance Seance" Observed (1981), The Medium is the Masseuse: A Balinese Massage (1983), and Jero Tapakan: Stories From the Life of a Balinese Healer (1983). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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