Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society [efilm]
2014
Streaming Video
Abstract: Witness an uncompromising portrait of a young man's initiation into a men's secret society. It begins with the elder griot and praise singer talking about the origins of the "Owu" society. Two keepers of tradition, the griot and the town's oldest woman and female griot, Ezenwanyi (Leader of Women), narrate this film continuing their role as commentators in the life of the village. Owu explores the pluralistic lives of Africans as they come up against westernized Christian influence. Many significant rituals are filmed for the first time. The program shows respect for the subject's traditions.
Main title:
Owu: Chidi Joins the Okoroshi Secret Society [efilm] / by Sabine Jell-Bahlsen.
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Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Source:
Watertown, MA : Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1994
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.Originally produced by Documentary Educational Resources in 1994.In Igbo, English, Subtitles in English.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
IgboEnglish
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BRN:
492526
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