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Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti is a black-and-white documentary film of approximately 52 minutes. It is about dance and possession in Haitian vodou that was shot by experimental filmmaker Maya Deren between 1947 and 1954.
23 de jul. de 2023 · Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti is a black-and-white documentary film of approximately 52 minutes. It is about dance and possession in Haitian vodou that was shot by experimental ...
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti. 1977. W19033. Film Caption: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler. Photography by Iwan Baan, Courtesy of MoMA.
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti: Directed by Maya Deren, Cherel Ito, Teiji Ito. With John Genke, Joan Pape. A documentary film about Haitian vodou.
The film Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti uses passages from the book for a voice-over commentary. It describes the gods, spirits, and entities as fact rather than superstition: to Deren, myth was “the facts of the mind made manifest”.
Maya Deren's Divine Horsemen is recognized throughout the world as a primary source book on the culture and spirituality of Haitian Voudoun. The work includes all the original photographs and illustrations, glossary, appendices and index.
"Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti" is a documentary on Voodoo filmed between 1947-1951. The "Divine Horsemen" are the gods (Loas) of voodoo. The nature of each Loa is explained, together with footage of rituals and signs dedicated to it.
