31 Jul 2016
Limbs of Sun
A journey into time, landscape and consciousness: The Southwestern United States in the black-and-white moving images and unsettling instrumental music. Entropy of the American dream.
The Song That Calls You Home
The plants are here.
A personal, scientific, mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo, focus on Ayahuasca and Master Plants, their healing and visionary properties and risks, along with the Shipibo people and their songs.
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Vanni Mangoni Himself
Dr. Joe Tafur Himself
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