2020 | Canada | Experimental

Medicine and Magic (2020)

  • English 5 mins
  • Director | Theo Jean Cuthand
  • Writer | Theo Jean Cuthand
  • Producer | Theo Jean Cuthand

STATUS: Released

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I’ve been raised with stories of the medicine men in my family. A bundle that was used successfully to heal people. Stories of bear spirits that took care of us. I don’t know about my Scottish side as much, but I did know some of the last names of my ancestors over there. The Sinclairs and the Forsyths. I fell down a Google rabbit hole one day when the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft came out. There was one case with a last name and a location close to my Great Grandmother’s hometown that made me pause. It was a white magic case, protecting cattle, and talking with fairies. Relatively benign things. But she was executed for it.

Indigiqueer Colonialism FolkMedicine Ancestry Spirituality