Movie Description

Cycles

(1989)

Overview

As a woman anxiously awaits her overdue period, she performs African-based rituals of purification. She cleans house and body, and calls on the spirits (Orishas in the Yoruba tradition), receiving much needed inspiration and assurance in a dream. The film combines beautifully intimate still and moving images of the woman’s body and home space, along with playful stop-motion sequences. —Jacqueline Stewart, UCLA Film and Television Archive

Cast

Posters

Facts

Original TitleCycles

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1989-01-01

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 17m

Homepagehttps://www.cinema.ucla.edu/la-rebellion/films/cycles

Production CompaniesUCLA School of Film and Television

Genres

  • Drama