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Cycles

198917mZeinabu irene Davis

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As a woman anxiously awaits her overdue period, she performs African-based rituals of purification. She cleans house and body, and calls on the spirits (Orishas in the Yoruba tradition), receiving much needed inspiration and assurance in a dream. The film combines beautifully intimate still and moving images of the woman’s body and home space, along with playful stop-motion sequences. —Jacqueline Stewart, UCLA Film and Television Archive

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What is Cycles (1989) about?

As a woman anxiously awaits her overdue period, she performs African-based rituals of purification. She cleans house and body, and calls on the spirits (Orishas in the Yoruba tradition), receiving much needed inspiration and assurance in a dream. The film combines beautifully intimate still and moving images of the woman’s body and home space, along with playful stop-motion sequences. …

Who stars in Cycles?

Cycles stars Stephanie Ingram (Rasheeda Allen), Zeinabu irene Davis (Dream character), Marc Arthur Chéry, Doris Owanda Johnson. The film was directed by Zeinabu irene Davis.

How long is Cycles?

Cycles has a runtime of 17 min and premiered in 1989.

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