The United States of Hoodoo

The documentary explores how Africanbased spirituality has informed Americas popular culture The old African gods have taken on new forms since their arrival on North Americas shores Their spirit now manifests in turntable wizardry improvisational skills and mindblowing collages performances and rituals The film shakes up traditional and stereotypical ways of thinking about race religion rationality Through meetings with musicians writers and artists healers gumbo cooks and Mississippi Blues men the documentary draws a picture of a culture which has always drawn on a unique mix of different ethnic influences to produce its cultural diversity allure and vitality