Horses of Life and Death Movie Review 1991

Documentary that outlines the beliefs of the people on the island of Sumba on the concepts of life and death and the role of the horse as a messenger between the human and spirit worlds. Follows two major ceremonial events: a large-scale equestrian jousting battle held to celebrate fertility and the harvest, and an elaborate funeral ritual that ends with a procession led by the dead man's horse carrying his soul off to the afterlife.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 25 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary Films, Asia, Anthropology, Religion, Death, Horses