Film: Feminine Space Documentaries: Dance In Freedom: The Last Devadasis

This documentary, the result of a project that took place in Karnataka, India, depicts the lives of women who are part of a social and religious group called the Devadasis, servants to the Goddess Yellama. The story of the Devadasis goes back to the sixth century, when their duties encompassed rituals officiated exclusively by female worshippers. Performing dance, music, and poetry, they