Culture Unplugged International
On-Line Film Festival 2 Ethnographic
Films You May View for Free
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more information.
These films have been
reviewed in Sacred
Hoops Magazine
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Read about my pastel work in
Pastel Journal Magazine "Vermont artist and Native
American Shaman Susan Ross Grimaldi draws from a wellspring
of creativity to produce pastel paintings that reverberate
with wondrous insight and beauty."
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Susan
Grimaldi and John Lawrence having some
fun on Portuguese television
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"I was greatly moved and impressed with
John and Susan's films 'Tsaatan Shaman
Ceremonies of the Reindeer Herders' and
'Siqingua, Daur Shaman'. I felt
transported to the vast Mongolian
landscape and connected to the healers
and ancient ways of knowing. I witnessed
rare, extraordinary footage of vanishing
nomadic lifeways and never-before-seen
shamanic ritual. I recognize the
valuable teaching these stories can
offer us about how to live sustainably,
in harmony with the land in the context
of a living, vibrant spiritual
cosmology. John and Susan are dedicated
ethnographic researchers and deeply
caring; they are personally committed to
cultural preservation and to reseeding
traditional shamanic knowledge in these
remote areas. My sense is that their
efforts will continue to contribute to
an essential revitalization of these
traditional cultures for many
generations to come. I am honored to
bear witness to the positive impact and
infusion of hope that Susan and John
bring to these communities and to all
the work they do." Ann Amberg, Whidbey
Island |