The third of seven Chronicle films ' Omm Seti means mother of Seti. This is how Dorothy Eady describes herself to the tourists who visit her at the temple of the great Pharaoh Seti the First at
Abydos. Born in London in 1904 she fell down stairs at the age of three and was taken for dead. She recovered, but in a strange new metamorphosis. From that moment on, she was increasingly convinced that she had led an earlier existence as a Priestess in ancient Egypt. Omm Seti tells the story of how she became obsessed with the famous temple in the shadow of which she now lives, and with its builder King Seti. Many people, scholars and touristy visit this old English lady, and the beauties and mysteries of the temple and its surrounding area are revealed through expert and loving eyes.
Narrated by ERIK DE MAUNY
Film cameraman DAVID SOUTH Film editor PETER EVANS Producer JULIA CAVE
Series editor BRUCE NORMAN