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- An in-depth portrait of a snake cult in Jolo, W. Va. Depicts a snake hunt in the mountains, two serpent-handling services, and a prayer vigil for a victim of a snake bite. Includes discussions with church members who explain their reasons for handling serpents and the persecutions they have suffered.
- In Haiti, many parents in the countryside are forced by destitution and desperation to give away their children. As young as four years old, these children go to live and work for other families as full-time, unpaid, live-in servants, or slaves.
- The name means "dancing spirit" and these 12' high stilt walkers appear at street festivals in New York City, at carnivals in the Caribbean, and at religious ceremonies in West Africa.
- A woman's ritual, a Caribbean tradition. A Trinidadian woman who owns a restaurant in Brooklyn gives her recipe for the dish that every West Indian woman takes pride in.
- Ancient Jewish traditions are carried out year-round in Brooklyn's religious communities. But for one month in autumn (in tune with the lunar calendar) many holidays are observed with prayer, song, ecstatic dance, and celebration.
- For many years the art and craft of hand-rolled cigars was an important industry in New York City, employing tens of thousands of workers from many nations. Today, the practice is nearly extinct.
- Haitian Song is an anthropological film about farmers in rural Haiti. The film follows Gustav and Zillmen and the everyday rituals that mark their lifestyle.
- A Haitian family conducts a traditional week-long ceremony in honor of their ancestral spirits. Music, dance, and sacrifice are incorporated to honor the ancestors and their gods.
- A look back at the Beat poets and radical protest singers of the legendary Greenwich Village coffee house scene of the '60s and how they influenced a new generation of folksingers and subversive poets in NYC to fight for social change.
- This joyous, upbeat film explodes with color, music, and pride of tradition as America's largest Caribbean community puts on their annual festival to celebrate their vibrant culture.
- A sea ritual. Every year on the summer solstice in Brooklyn's famed Coney Island, hundreds of women and men dress as mermaids and sea creatures to "open" the ocean for mortals to swim in.