There is nothing wrong with my uncle / Topshots Productions presents ; a film by Dul Johnson ; directed by Dul Johnson ; produced by Dul Johnson and Sylvie Bringas.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Johnson, Dul, 1953- director, narrator, performer, producer.

Bringas, Sylvie, editor, producer.

Mamsak, Paul, performer.

Topshot Productions, producer.

Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, distributor.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Niger-Kordofanian (Other)

Subjects (All):

Tarok (African people)--Rites and ceremonies.

Tarok (African people).

Ancestor worship--Nigeria.

Ancestor worship.

Christianity and other religions--Nigeria.

Christianity and other religions.

Tarok (African people)--Social life and customs.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Nigeria.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Manners and customs.

Rites and ceremonies.

Nigeria.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Ethnographic films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

[Widescreen presentation].

Place of Publication:

London : distributed by The Royal Anthropological Institute, 2012.

Language Note:

In Tarok with subtitles in English.

System Details:

DVD, PAL, all region (i.e.: Regions 2-9).

digital

optical

PAL

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"Nigerian writer Dul Johnson embarks upon a journey to reconcile his Christian faith with his Tarok cultural heritage. He returns to Tarok land to observe local death rituals and to record the Tarok ways of dealing with grief and honoring the departed. This film provides a rare and detailed record of local religious practices. it bears witness to the fluid ways in which communities, families and individuals construct their religious and cultural identities, and also reveals the tense interplay between the modern and the traditional."--Container.

Participant:

Narrated by Dul Johnson.

Credits:

Camera, Abel Raji ... [et al.]; editors, Sylvie Bringas ... [et al.]; music, Paul Mamsak ... [et al.].

Notes:

Videodisc release of the documentary motion picture produced in 2012.

" ... [W]ith the Tarok communities of Mile 4 Langtang South, Tunkun and Wan Langtang North, Plateau State, Nigeria."--Film credits and container.

Aspect ratio 16:9.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

OCLC:

832618253