The Orthodox healers of Podlasie, Poland, protecting the fading ritual tradition of Slavic folklore

In eastern Poland's Podlasie, elderly folk healers known as whisperers keep alive Slavic and Orthodox healing rituals that may vanish with them.

An intimate portrait of a vanishing Slavic healing tradition few outsiders ever see.

For the short documentary Whisperers, Berlin-based Polish filmmaker Alexandra Golus connects with the traditional folk healers of Podlasie in Eastern Poland – locally known as szeptun or szeptucha.

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