Brave
The death ritual of a Haitian voodoo priestess
When a Haitian voodoo priestess, a Mambo, dies, it is up to the children to celebrate the deity she served. It’s time for one woman to come home to perform this ritual in honor of her mother.
For Cébé, it is a huge responsibility to perform the death ritual of her mother, Clairina, a Voodoo priestess. Cébé must celebrate the deity that Clairina served: Brave. She packs up offerings to take with her from France back to Haiti. There are strong matrilineal ties connecting Clairina, to Cébé, to her daughter Ninie. "Send Brave to deliver me" Cébé implores the spirit of her mother. The death ritual is full of colour, music and energy. But Cébé's return to Haiti also brings feelings of guilt: "If I'd known I wouldn't see you again, I never would have left."
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