Synopsis:
Directed by Nekia Wright, Shylet Ndarambwa
Black American healer shares about her practice and explores traditional healing, music, and dance in Zimbabwe.
Review by Julie Sheppard:
This joyful short, "Afrolistic: Black Healing From Zimbabwe to the Bay", was produced as a real labour of love and discovery by healer Nekia Wright, who travelled from the US to Zimbabwe in 2021. The film was beautifully framed near the beginning and the end with exuberant youth dancers from Zimbabwe, which set a lively and celebratory tone to the piece. These young people displayed their incredible talents for dance, singing and percussion, and their stunning costumes were both versatile and culturally representative in nature.
Other remarkable talents were displayed throughout the film during interviews of many intuitive and compassionate healers in the area. There was a real sense of pride and confidence in these healers, who offered assistance using both traditional religion and such things as ancestral and spiritual communication. The drone footage of the massive stone mountains and welcoming village homes was breathtaking. Another well-done technical element was the crystal-clear sound recordings of community singing and rhythmic beats.
Congratulations to healer Nekia who courageously took on this project to connect with the spirit of her ancestors, to learn more about her heritage and, in turn, to find healing herself.
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