Serpent Mother
1985, English. Directed by Allen Moore & Ákos Östör.
Serpent Mother is about devotion to the Goddess of Snakes and the importance of divine female power in West Bengal Indian life. The film's focus is the Jhapan Festival, the great celebration of snakes. Shown are festival preparations, the role of traditional arts and crafts in the worship of the Goddess, devotional singing, and an exposition of ritual action. The difficult and complex symbolism of the ritual is explained by the participants themselves. In addition to the commentary, this makes accessible what is, at first glance, exotic and inexplicable behavior.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 10 July 1985
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Serpent Mother runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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Serpent Mother isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Serpent Mother?
Serpent Mother (1985) was directed by Allen Moore and Ákos Östör and stars Robert Gardner.