Burial among the Tetela

Burial among the Tetela (2023)

March 22nd, 20230h 17min

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Short ethnographic documentary on the Tetela tribe in Congo based upon footage and commentary by director Luc de Heusch from 1953 reassembled by Damien Mottier (Université Paris Nanterre) and Grace Winter (CINEMATEK).


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