Shamans of the Blind Country (DVD + CD)

A film by Michael Oppitz in two parts

Shamans of the Blind Country is an epic documentary on faith healing in a remote region of North West Nepal. Over a period of eighteen months the film follows the basic traits of a local religious practice, kindred in spirit to the many variations of the great inner-Asian tradition of shamanism characteristic for the Siberian part of Northern Asia and the entire Himalayan region.

Part I pursues the various types of healing rituals enacted by the shamans of the northern Magar of the Dhaulagiri region (in North West Nepal) for the benefit of their clients. Part II of the film is focussed mainly on the transmission of shamanic knowledge from master to pupil. This is a long process of increasing intensity.

Including extensive bonus features:

Film extras:
Ritual Journey
A film by Michael Oppitz & Mehdi Sahebi 2013 (25:19 min)
Part I: To the waters of oblivion (13:40 min)
Part II: Into the underworld (11:39 min)

Heli to the Beyond: A bird’s eye view on a shamanic journey
A film by Mehdi Sahebi & Michael Oppitz 2013 (6:57 min)

Maya chanting
A film by Jörg Jeshel nachtaktivfilm 2007 (4:55 min)

The End of a Show: Exhibition on shamanic drums at Ethnographic Museum Zurich
A film by Mehdi Sahebi 2008 (5:20 min)

Three mythical chants by Bal Bahãdur & Bedh Bahãdur on 2 Audio CDs:
- Somarani: story of an unhappy alliance between heaven and earth ending in a cataclysm (45 min)
- Hargameni: story of the second creation of mankind and death in childbirth (29 min)
- Kubiram: story of a neglected child turned into a bird, origin of premature death (45 min)

Sound Formats: PCM Mono / PCM Stereo (Bonus)
Picture Format: 4:3 / 16:9 (Bonus)
Audio Language: Multilingual
Subtitles: DE, EN
5 x DVD 9 / NTSC + 2 Audio CDs
Running Time: 97 mins (Part I), 126 mins (Part II), 42 mins (Bonus) & 119 mins (CD)
Region Code: 0