olivia wyatt

Staring Into The Sun

**Edition of 1000 copies* Sublime Frequencies raise their game with a Book + CD + DVD package compiled by photographer/filmmaker Olivia Wyatt and documenting her exploration of tribal rituals, life and music in modern day Ethiopia** "Staring into the Sun is the latest ethno-folk cinema classic from Sublime Frequencies. Ethiopia is known to be one of the oldest areas inhabited by humans and presently has over 80 diverse ethnic groups. In 2009, photographer/filmmaker Olivia Wyatt explored 13 different tribes throughout Etjiopia in this visually stunning film on DVD with accompanying 136-page book of Polaroid photographs and audio CD of field recordings. Traveling from the northern highlands to the lower Omo Valley via bush taxi, isuzu cargo trucks, and by any means possible, Wyatt brings together the worlds of Zar spirit possession, Hamer tribal wedding ceremonies, Borena water well polyphonic singing, wild hyena feedings and bizarre Ethiopian TV segments, presenting an enchanting look at these otherworldly images, stark landscapes and captivating sounds from the horn of Africa. The featured tribes are captured with an unflinching sense of realism and poetic admiration resulting in a visual and aural feast of the senses.**CD features 16 mesmerizing original field recordings not featured in the film - including some genuine jaw-droppers like 'Dirashe Syncopated Panpipes' - besides the DVD film, all housed in elaborate hardcover book with liner notes and extensive polaroids.** A must!!!