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DANCES SACRED AND PROFANE

Directed by Dan Jury, Mark Jury
United States, 1985
Documentary
  • 9090 minutes

Synopsis

The film Dances Sacred and Profane explores weird, startling, and outrageous ceremonies involving self-mutilation, tattoos, and piercings. Travel from Mardi Gras in New Orleans to the underground of New York to witness unbelievable acts, testing the limits of human endurance.

Synopsis

The film Dances Sacred and Profane explores weird, startling, and outrageous ceremonies involving self-mutilation, tattoos, and piercings. Travel from Mardi Gras in New Orleans to the underground of New York to witness unbelievable acts, testing the limits of human endurance.