Who Calls Her a Witch?

A documentary on women who practice rice-reading and egg-burning rituals in Guizhou, and on belief, gender, interpretation, and the documentary gaze.

The project considers women practitioners, interpretive authority, and the ethics of looking through a documentary camera.

1. Who is permitted to interpret belief?
2. What responsibilities follow when a filmmaker turns a camera toward another person’s practice?

• Jackson Doc Fest — Winner, Religion & Faith – Short Film
• NYIFA — Best Original Story

• Research theme: gender / documentary ethics ↗

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