India / 2023 / Documentary / 8’11”I2407178
Mau: The Spirit Dreams of Cheraw is a performance documentary film from Mizoram, through Cheraw (Bamboo dance)and ritual folklore, revealing the forgotten memory of the story of the mother who dies at childbirth. The film shows a re-imagined dance of the mother spirit. Bamboo Dance was performed as a way to pacify the soul of the mother who died in childbirth.
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Sumedha Bhattacharyya
Editing
Sagarika Debnath
Sound designer
Padmanabhan J