PASOLA SUMBA
a Trent Harris film

Hundreds of men on horseback hurl spears at each other.  The only rules are don't hit a man when he's down and don't seek revenge if someone you know gets killed. It is not a sport but a ritual called Pasola and it takes place only on Sumba, an isolated island in the Nusa Tengarra region of Indonesia, and it happens only once a year.   Pasola is a spectacular event which revolves around a sacred sea worm called Nale and its relationship to the cycles of the moon.  Locals say throwing spears at each other is a tradition that goes back a thousand years and it is their way of honoring the Marapu, the ancestors that live in the sky.  Very rare and colorful footage.  Film by Trent Harris.

DVD - 15 minutes  - (Includes another 15 minutes of extras)

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This film was made possible by a grant from the Documentary Studies Program, College of Humanities, University of Utah

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