Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700s
A new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah.
Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas, tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with an old murder case.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/30/stew-pews-film-obeah-jamaica-magic-tradition
Author : Natricia Duncan in Kingston
Publish date : 2026-05-30 11:00:00
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