Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification is a 1979 short experimental film directed, produced, written, and edited by Barbara McCullough. It is McCullough's first film and is generally considered a pioneering experimental film by an African-American woman. The title card is: "In West African societies, a story-teller charged with maintaining legacies, histories, knowledge and traditions in oral form."
Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification (1979)
Directed by Barbara McCullough
Release Date - Jan 1, 1979 |
Run Time - 6 min. |
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1979, African-american Woman, First Film, Knowledge, Legacies, Oral Tradition, Short Experimental Film, Story-teller, Urban Rite Of Purification, Water Ritual #1, West African Societies
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Water Ritual #1: An Urban Rite of Purification
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