The digitalization of religion has increased the visibility of belief systems on social media, with platforms like Instagram offering flexible spiritual experiences. This study examines the Instagram account of the spiritual group Binnur Duman Academy (545 posts, 813 thousand followers) through content analysis of 15 IGTV videos published between January 2023 and March 2024. Practices such as psychic surgery, return to self, and retreat camps are discussed as new forms of belief outside institutionalized religions. The analysis evaluates how these rituals within new age movements are recognized on social networks, highlighting the impact of spiritual experiences on religious practice and spiritual quests.
Resurrection and near-death narratives from charismatic Pentecostalism in Cameroon and Nigeria shape the region's popular culture and are increasingly reflected in local video films. These stories, told by founders and leaders of neo-Pentecostal movements who claim firsthand mystical or paranormal encounters with the spirit world, influence cinematic depictions of the afterlife. The paper uses secondary sources and qualitative content analysis of relevant films to examine how such narratives describe the spirit world and how they appear in Cameroonian and Nigerian cinema, filling a gap in research on the intersection of religious experience, popular culture, and film production in Africa.