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Check out this exclusive two part interview with the directors of Ancestral Voices: Esoteric African Knowledge as they discuss their motivations and passion for creating an educational documentary that spans two continents.

In the process, film makers Verona Spence and Dalian Adofo (Longbelly Entertainment) have opened up a much-needed debate about traditional African spiritual systems, exposing a topic that has often been shrouded in much mystique, negativity, superstition and ignorance. Indeed, my own personal knowledge of African spiritual systems is limited to the stereotypical images i have seen in various movies and books throughout the years. However, it is clear from the 5,000 views that the trailer for “Ancestral Voices” has achieved already; that there is a large desire for a greater and deeper understanding of African spiritual systems, and for them to be treated comparably to any other spiritual system. The point is that “Ancestral Voices” has opened the door for these issues to be discussed without fear of persecution, creating a climate of the reciprocity of respect.  Consequently, I expect that I am not the only one who looks forward to being educated by this film when it premieres at London’s Ritzy Theatre in Brixton on Saturday 7th May 2011.

Part Two