Past Film/Video | Series & Festivals

The Shaman Sorceress

(Ahn Jae-huun, 2018)

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Sep 17, 2024 7:00 PM

Film/Video Theater

Free for all audiences with ticket

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In this animated musical, the generational divides and competing religious beliefs fuel tension between a mother and her beloved son.

Based on a 1936 Korean short story, The Shaman Sorceress follows Mohwa, a traditional shaman revered in her village for her abilities as a healer. Concerned about her son’s well-being, she sends him to be raised at a Buddhist temple. There he grows disenchanted and departs for Seoul, where he wanders into a Christian church and is soon converted. Upon his return to the village, his reunion with his family leads to a battle of wills as well as belief systems. Set during Japan’s colonial rule of Korea, the animated feature is a showcase for Ahn's expressive, hand-drawn style. In Korean with English subtitles. (85 mins., DCP)

See the entire Meditation with a Pencil: The Animation of Ahn Jae-huun lineup.

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The Shaman Sorceress, courtesy of Meditation with a Pencil.

Review: “Film Review: ‘The Shaman Sorceress,’” Maggie Lee, Variety

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Ahn Jae-huun’s visit is cosponsored by Ohio State’s Office of Academic Affairs; Department of East Asian Languages and Literature; Department of Art; Department of Design; Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts; Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design; East Asian Studies Center; Institute for Korean Studies; and Wexner Center for the Arts.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council 
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services 
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang
Melissa Gilliam and William Grobman
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle