Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system
Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah. Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas , tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with an old murder case. Continue reading...
A new film, "Stew Peas," by Jamaican filmmaker Sosiessia Nixon, explores the practice of obeah, a West African spiritual tradition in Jamaica. Obeah, which involves magic and healing, was outlawed by colonial powers in the 1700s but has persisted.
The movie follows a Jamaican detective named Tessa as she becomes engrossed in solving a cold murder case, weaving the narrative around this historically suppressed belief system.
The film brings attention to a significant cultural and spiritual practice in Jamaica that has faced historical persecution.
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