{"id":16,"date":"2017-08-22T16:23:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T20:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2017-10-16T07:33:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T11:33:18","slug":"film-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/film-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Film Series: Video Vodou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>&#8212;<\/i> <em>A selection of visionary Documentary Films exploring Afro-Atlantic Sacred Arts and Religion<\/em><br \/>\nThis series of educational film screenings brings together students, faculty and staff from Champlain College and the University of Vermont &#8211; along with guests from the wider community \u2013 for robust discussion of some of the most beautiful, informative, and thought-provoking documentary films dealing with Afro-Atlantic religious and artistic culture.\u00a0 Groundbreaking \u00a0filmmakers who have helped shape our understanding of the Afro-Atlantic experience offer us their visions of this unique cultural crossroads, and of the people who make it their home.\u00a0\u00a0 Selected films are introduced by faculty with substantial background in the scholarship of Afro-Atlantic sacred arts and religions, who will then facilitate discussion and conversation connecting the films to the exhibit and to broader global issues.<\/p>\n<p>October 17, 6:30-9:30 PM @ CCM Bulding rm 305 (Alumni Auditorium), Champlain College<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leahgordon.co.uk\/index.php\/film\/a-pigs-tale\/\">A Pig&#8217;s Tale<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A piggyback ride of a documentary linking Haitian pigs, Vodou and US economic imperialism.<br \/>\nDirected and produced Leah Gordon &amp; Anne Parisio 1997<br \/>\nA Parisio Production for Channel 4 TV in association with Arte\/ Crowing Rooster Arts Inc.\/ Dominant 7<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>November 7, 6:30-0:30 PM @ Champlain College<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.der.org\/films\/of-men-and-gods.html\"><em><strong>Of Men and Gods<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>By Anne Lescot and Laurence Maggiore 2002<br \/>\nDocumentary Educational Resources<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>November 14, 6:30-9:30 PM @ Champlain College<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.academicvideostore.com\/video\/king-does-not-lie-initiation-shango-priest\"><em><strong>The King Does Not Lie<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The initiation\u00a0of a Shango Priest<br \/>\nProduced by Judith Gleason and Elisa Mereghetti 1993<br \/>\nNew York, NY : Filmakers Library<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>December 5, 6:30-9:30 PM @ Champlain College<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catherinecrouch.com\/slaves-of-the-saints\/\"><em>Slaves of The Saints<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Directed &amp; Produced by Kelly E. Hayes<br \/>\nWritten &amp; Edited by Catherine Crouch,\u00a02010<br \/>\nDistributed by University of California, Berkeley Press as a companion DVD within Hayes\u2019 book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucpress.edu\/book.php?isbn=9780520262652\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holy Harlots<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-release-year field-type-number-integer field-label-hidden\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; A selection of visionary Documentary Films exploring Afro-Atlantic Sacred Arts and Religion This series of educational film screenings brings together students, faculty and staff from Champlain College and the University of Vermont &#8211; along with guests from the wider &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/film-series\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":543,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/vlbrenna-spiritedthings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}