BLOOD-MA I meet her as she returns from the small village church to her hut hidden in the forest. Rosemary knows the path and can predict the duration of the heavy tropical rain. She moves calmly even though sky and earth are indistinguishable due to the thick fog and the showers of water. As she walks she contemplates the mysterious forest and reflects on her past. The forest today is her refuge, a place where she feels free, far from the judging gazes of her community. But there is a story to tell made of superstition, fear and courage. Although rural Papua appears today as a natural paradise, a kingdom of serenity and harmony, in the past and in many remote corners of the country a shadow had crept in, affecting the lives of many. Once upon a time, her people believed in the dark practice of Sanguma, a sort of witchcraft which, according to popular tradition, made some women responsible for misfortunes and calamities. Ignorance pushed many women like Rosemary to be persecuted, blam...