Poster for The Mad Masters

The Mad Masters

1955 · 28 min · Documentary

The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.

Director
Jean Rouch
Released
August 24, 1955
Language
French
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