Samira Vera-Cruz – Cape Verde
Duration: 24 min
Synopsis:
Is preparing for death a morbid act? Or pragmatic and realistic?
Are spirits real? Or a product of an imagination fuelled by superstition?
A 26 minutes documentary, Hora di Bai (“Time to Go”) shows us the superstitions and traditions from the island of Santiago, Cabo Verde, in the last hour – death. Gregória, a 99 year old woman who’s had everything prepared for her death for 33 years, Leocádio, a prayer who claims to have released more than 100 spirits, and Adélia, a professional mourner who, even not believing, follows the traditions, show us the believes of a mixed people.
