MANA Beyond Belief

www.mana-the-movie.com A 92-minute trip around the world of "power objects," things (or places or people revered or believed to be sacred, usually because of their unique history or association with important people or events. MANA is a poetic and at times ironic visual essay, a journey leading from a Navajo medicine man's mud-covered hogan to the eternity of outer space, from the most ancient of technologies to the most complex, from the concrete world of objects to the projected world of value in art and finance,, and from the individual's attempt to comprehend the secret powers surrounding him to the power our own minds give us to shape our experiences . . .Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Ecofest in Rhodes, Greece. Shot in 12 countries in 2005. Directed by Roger Manley & Peter Friedman