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River Rites
River Rites
6.9
/10
115 Ratings

RIVER RITES

Directed by Ben Russell
United States, Suriname, 2011
Short, Avant-Garde

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.