First Hermanubis: Initiation

First Hermanubis is the first installment of a planned longer series of films using the figure of Hermanubis, a Hellenistic-Egyptian deity combining Hermes and Anubis, as a starting point for thinking about hybridized identities, magic and the occult. This first episode focuses on the story of my family, Greeks who came to the United States from Turkey in the early 20th Century, my relationship to growing up in the Greek Orthodox Church, self-initiation into magic, and relocation to Cairo, Egypt. This film is available to screen as a 16mm print, a DCP, or a quicktime file.

Year

2022

Director

Michael Alexander Morris

Duration

40 min

Country

United States