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New Film Explores Jamaica's Secret Forbidden 'Obeah' Love Charm Tradition
Award-winning Jamaican filmmaker Sosiessia Nixon’s horror film 'Stew Peas' explores the forbidden Afro-Caribbean spiritual practice of obeah, focusing on a love-charm belief involving stewed red peas and menstrual blood. The film aims to spark dialogue about the tension between Christianity and this centuries-old tradition, which remains illegal in Jamaica.