Title | The Way of the Shaman Drum
Directed, filmed and edited by | João Meirinhos
Year | 2017
Runtime | 12′
Country | China
Starring | Guan Yunde
Supervision | Annakaisa Sukura
Assistant Director | Leo Wu
Translation | Elsa Chang
Produced by | LOOKING CHINA / UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Format | HD 16:9
Synopsis | EN | Yunde Guan followed his father to learn the drum production, and followed his mother and aunt to learn the art of Shaman paper cutting more than 50 years ago. He devoted his personal income to the inheritance of Manchu culture and established the “Guan Yunde Manchu folk custom museum” located in the Liu village in the Jilin Province. “The way of the shaman drum” follows his life during the production of one of his special drums until it’s able to be played through the lens of a foreigner director passionate about shamanism and its contemporary relevance in China and the world.
June 4th, Museu Nacional de Etnologia
9:30 PM
[In the presence of the director]
