Plot
From pagan re-enactors to failed communes, black metal festivals to Arctic hermits, and the forever Golden Hour to the Northern Lights, 'A Spell to Ward off the Darkness' is an inquiry into the possibilities of a spiritual existence within an increasingly secular Western culture. A participatory ethnography in the best possible sense, A SPELL choreographs the actions of non-actors within existing Scandinavian landscapes in an effort to arrive at a hybrid document of the past, present, and future; it is a record of experience that proposes belief in transcendence as a viable outcome of living in the now.
Written by
Ben Rivers, Ben Russell
Directed by
Ben Rivers, Ben Russell
Crew
Production Countries
France, Germany, Estonia
Production Companies
Rouge International, Must Käsi
Languages
English
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
627
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA