In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

This directorial debut from two-time Academy Award-nominated Beninese-American actor Djimon Hounsou takes us on a personal journey of spiritual reclamation. Demonized by Christianity, scarred by colonialism and crudely misrepresented in Hollywood movies, we in the West know nothing about voodoo. It is time to tell the story from an African perspective. With In Search of Voodoo, Hounsou returns to his West African birthplace to visit sacred sites, witness rituals and interview scholars, adepts and politicians, who provide an accessible survey of voodoo’s rich history and reliance on nature as a guiding force in the lives of its practitioners. Filled with majestic imagery and soul-stirring encounters,In Search of Voodoo helps to dispel decades of misconceptions - while speaking to that voice in every one of us that calls us home. (Miami Film Festival)