Trance dance and water implosion, a line drawn between secular freak-outs and religious phenomena. Shot in a single-take at a sacred site on the Upper Suriname River, the minor secrets of an animist are revealed as time itself is undone. Rites are the new Trypps, embodiment is our eternal everything.
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Ben Russell Director
United States release October 9, 2011 · Produced in Suriname, United States
Production
Suriname · United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Italy · September 5, 2011
Theatrical
United States · October 9, 2011
New York Film Festival
Denmark
November 9, 2011 · CPH:DOX
France
March 28, 2012 · Cinema du Reel Film Festival
Japan
February 14, 2016 · Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions
Portugal
October 28, 2011 · Doclisboa
United Kingdom
February 9, 2012 · Glasgow Short Film Festival
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