Sololady

Film Maker
Stenger-Frey, Katherine
Year
1989
Country
Canada
Language
Format
16mm
Length
15
Genre
documentary
Category
Race + Ethnicity, science/medicine

“Sololady” is about a fifteen-year-old Javanese girl from Solo who comes to Jakarta to sell her herbal medicines. Her herbal recipes, from ancient Chinese, Indian, and Indonesian remedies, are passed on through family lore. The healing power of pharmacopia is enhanced by her cultural image as healer for her patients, showing an Eastern or alternative approach to healing.

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