'the shaman' was filmed on july 16, 1977 in the northernmost corner of eurasia, on the taymyr peninsula, at the avam river, concurrently with the shooting o- the documentary 'the winds of the milky way'. the nganasan shaman demnime (1913-1980) was 64 years old at the time. the documentary about demnime's incarnation ritual was completed 20 years later.
