The Ritual That Shuts Down Bali

Once a year the island of Bali goes completely dark and silent for Nyepi, and the film follows Corey, a tennis coach turned high priestess, through the week of purification rituals and demon-effigy burning that lead up to it. It is a close look at the labor behind a holiday built around doing nothing at all.

Why it's free: Free on Great Big Story's own channel; GBS produced and owns this short.