In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven
2018 Beninese documentary film
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In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven is a 2018 Beninese biographical documentary film directed by actor Djimon Hounsou, in his directorial debut.[1] The film is based on true events from Hounsou's life and focuses on personal, cultural, and spiritual tales of Voodoo in West Africa.[2] Among other elements, the film features two ceremonies honoring the water spirit Mami Wata in Grand-Popo, Benin.[3]
- Djimon Hounsou
- Douglas Thompson
- Djimon Hounsou
- Eric McGaw
- Kwaku Altson
- Polo Orisha
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| Directed by | Djimon Hounsou |
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| Edited by | Douglas Thompson |
Production company | Fanaticus Entertainment |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Benin |
| Language | English |
International screenings
- 10 March 2018 – Miami International Film Festival (world premiere)
- 10 and 12 June 2018 – Zanzibar International Film Festival
- 16 February 2019 – Toronto Black Film Festival[4]
- 9 February 2018 – Pan African Film Festival
- 9 March 2019 – New African Film Festival
Reception
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that, "if [In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven] has a few unresolved edges, it makes a persuasive case for a thorough re-examination of its subject: Working inside out from his personal affiliation with West African Voodooism to a broader study of the culture it has bred across the diaspora, this 65-minute film is vivid and heartfelt when it stays close to home, but could stand more anthropological analysis in the long view."[2]