Return to the Land of Souls (2009)
In the 21st century many ancestral beliefs are struggling to survive in a hostile, fast-changing world. In southeast Ivory Coast, some Akan communities still make contact with the spirits through Komians or animistic priests who go into a trance and are possessed by the spirits of the Forest and the Waters. Jean Marie Addiaffi (1941-1999), a writer and intellectual from Ivory Coast, fought to conserve the Akans’ oral literature, myths and legends, and the knowledge and uses of the plants. In the film “Return to the land of souls”, Yéo Douley, a disciple of Jean Marie Addiaffi , will set out on a journey to visit his master’s grave and carry out a ritual libation. On his travel, he will attend the initiation rites of three people chosen by the spirits and witness one of them proclaimed as the new Komian or high animistic priest.
Director: Jordi Esteva
http://www.jordiesteva.com/english/retorno-al-pais-de-las-almas/
| Writing | Jordi Esteva | Writer |
| Sound | Jordi Tresserras | Sound Director |
| Camera | Albert Serradó | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jordi Vendrell | Camera Operator |
| Production | Yéo Douley | Coordinating Producer |
| Sound | Joan Redondo | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Albert Serradó | Editor |
| Camera | Albert Serradó | Director of Photography |
| Production | Yéo Douley | Line Producer |
| Camera | Jordi Esteva | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jordi Esteva | Editor |
| Directing | Jordi Esteva | Director |
| Production | Jordi Tresserras | Line Producer |
| Production | Carla Serantoni | Line Producer |
| Production | Yéo Douley | Researcher |
| Sound | Kiko Abarquero Fernández | Sound Editor |
