Natpwe (le festin des esprits) (2013)

Natpwe: The Feast of the Spirits

In Natpwe, the feast of the spirits, co-directors Tiane Doan na Champassak and Jean Dubrel have produced an immersive, seemingly timeless document of an annual Burmese trance ritual that dates back to the eleventh century. Shot in Super 8 and 16mm in sooty black and white, the film conveys the astonishing sense of liberation of tens of thousands of bodies and minds — a mass expression of faith, but also a rapturous respite from societal intolerance.

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Tiane Doan na Champassak
Director

Jean Dubrel
Director

Tiane Doan na Champassak
Cinematography

Amélie Degouys
Editor

Jean Dubrel
Editor

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