Creatures of Pain

In 1967 I was hoping to make a film about sheepherders in Nigeria. Civil War intervened and I had to be content with a few days attending a ritual called “sharo” in a small village near Kano. It qualified as a true ‘ordeal’, a contest of endurance to pain.

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
5 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
5 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
May 15, 1968
Season
1968
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Documentary

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In 1967 I was hoping to make a film about sheepherders in Nigeria. Civil War intervened and I had to be content with a few days attending a ritual called “sharo” in a small village near Kano. It qualified as a true ‘ordeal’, a contest of endurance to pain.

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