Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Watch "Oya: Rise of the Orishas"

 This short film draws on African lore, bringing it into contemporary Britain.  The effect is eerie and compelling.
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  • 2 comments
fayanora

fayanora

February 17 2015, 11:09:46 UTC 6 years ago

Visually pretty cool, but I have no effing clue what was going on. The kidnapping and Oya riding the mother I get, but beyond that I was just "WTF is going on???"
fayanora

fayanora

February 17 2015, 11:10:44 UTC 6 years ago

Still, that said, the basic premise (Orisas riding humans to give them superpowers) would make a great TV series.