Films
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DocumentaryThe Jolo Serpent Handlers
Karen Kramer16mm, color, sound, 40 minRental format: 16mm - Read More
DocumentaryHaitian Song
Karen Kramer16mm, color, sound, 50 minRental format: 16mm - Read MoreDocumentary
To Serve the Gods
Karen Kramer16mm, color, sound, 33 minRental format: 16mm - Read More
DocumentaryLegacy of the Spirits
Karen Kramer16mm, color, sound, 52 minRental format: 16mm
Biography
Karen Kramer has been a documentary filmmaker since 1978, when her groundbreaking film about a small snake handling church in Appalachia was released to widespread acclaim. Since then, she has independently produced a dozen other films about rituals, traditions, and communities around the globe, including such award-winning documentaries as The Jolo Serpent Handlers, Legacy of the Spirits, To Serve the Gods, The Last of the New York Cigar Rollers, Rice and Peas, Coney Island Mermaid, Celebration, Days of Awe, Haitian Song, Moko Jumbie, Breaking Leaves, Children of Shadows, The Ballad of Greenwich Village, and Renegade Dreamers.