Archive of films Siberia - Soul in a Museum / Sibiř - duše v muzeu
Czech Republic
2001, 90 min
Section:
Special Video Screenings
Year: 2002
The endeavours of small Siberian peoples to foster their own national revival by developing museums, exploiting folklore and encouraging renewed belief in magic, prompt new questions. The result is a paradoxical collision: the spontaneity of shamanistic tradition is incompatible with the “pragmatic” requirements of archivists.