Original Title : Îlé Aiyé
Time : 51 Min
Genre : Documentary, Music
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2004
Director : David Byrne, David Byrne
Writer : David Byrne
Producer : Kiki Miyake
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English, Portuguese
About : Ilé Aiyé explores the ways in which Candomblé has influenced the daily life and culture of the people of Brazil in music, art, religion, theater, food, dance, poetry and more. Ilé Aiyé uses experimental film techniques, music, and cultural observation to express the life and rituals of Candomblé and the symbolic manifestation of the Orishás, the deities which represent the wide range of natural and spiritual forces. The rhythms of the sacred drums and bells, a dance of spiritual ecstasy, offerings and sacrifices, divination and the visitation of the Orishás through trance are all part of the color and life of Candomblé.