2011 PROGRAMME
Around the World in 90 Films
Plan your days! Explore the full film and sessions programme with prize screenings, workshops, special events. Consult the interactive map of film locations in 38 countries.
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FILM PRIZES AND AWARDS
The Royal Anthropological Institute is pleased to announce that the following Film Prizes have been awarded at the 12th RAI International Festival of Ethnographic Film, London, 23rd - 26th June 2011.
FORMER RAI FESTIVALS
11th RAI Film Festival, 2009
CTCC, Leeds Metropolitan University
10th RAI Film Festival, 2007
GCVA, The University of Manchester
7th RAI Film Festival, 2000
SOAS, University of London
Ritual Journeys #145
09:00 hrs, Saturday 25th June, Roberts G08
Director / Anthropologist: Dawa Lepcha / Anna Balikci
Year of Release: 2011
Duration: 75 mins
Country of Production: India
Location: India, Sikkim (Lepcha)
Language: Lepcha (English sub)
Production: Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
The film is an intimate portrait of Merayk, an 80 years old Lepcha shaman, or Padim. Merayk lives with his family in Dzongu, a Lepcha reserve in North Sikkim. He performs healing rituals for individuals as well as rituals for the well-being of the household, the clan and his village community. Cameraman Dawa Lepcha followed Meyrak and recorded his daily life and rituals between 2003 and 2007.