Dinge mythen piktogramme // Alfred Banze
July/August 2017 Alfred Banze from Berlin/Germany worked at Lijiang Studio.
Inspired by the book of the same name by Michael Oppitz, the film "Dinge Mythen Piktogramme" (Things Myths Pictograms) confronts stories of creation and transformation of the ethnic group of "Naxi" in Yunnan in southwest China with pictures from the life of the Naxi shaman He Xiudong in the modern tourist city Lijiang. The second part of the film accompanies him at a nightly ritual to expel ghosts. Field recordings by Yasuhiro Morinaga, interviews by Christine Falk, translations by Zhou Qiao, assistance by Dava Frog Wing. Produced at Lijiang Studio, China.
Inspiriert von dem gleichnamigen Buch von Michael Oppitz, konfrontiert der Film „Dinge Mythen Piktogramme“ Geschichten von Schöpfung und Transformation der ethnischen Gruppe der "Naxi" in Yunnan in Südwestchina mit Bildern aus dem Leben des Naxi-Schamanen He Xidong in der modernen Touristenstadt Lijiang. Der zweite Teil des Filmes begleitet ihn bei einem nächtlichen Ritual zur Geistervertreibung. Field recordings von Yasuhiro Morinaga, Interviews von Christine Falk, Übersetzungen von Zhou Qiao. Produziert von Lijiangstudio, China.
Some stills from Dinge Mythen Piktogramme:
