Documentary · Brazil · 2025 · 1h 25m

Creatures of the Mind

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Director
Marcelo Gomes
Cast
Sidarta Ribeiro as Self Marcelo Gomes as Self Mizziara de Paiva as Self Waldemar Magaldi as Self Marcelo Leite as Self Mãe Beth de Oxum as Self
Crew
Ivo Lopes Araújo — Director of Photography Fabian Remy — Editor O Grivo — Original Music Composer Marcelo Gomes — Screenplay Letícia Simões — Screenplay João Moreira Salles — Producer
Synopsis

Sidarta Ribeiro, a Brazilian neuroscientist, explores how dreams and other forms of access to the unconscious can transform human experience. In his research, he proposes combining the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and people of African origin in Brazil with scientific knowledge, as well as a scientific reevaluation of experiences with hallucinogens.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Marcelo Gomes Director Ivo Lopes Araújo Director of Photography Fabian Remy Editor O Grivo Original Music Composer Marcelo Gomes Screenplay Letícia Simões Screenplay João Moreira Salles Producer Maria Carlota Bruno Producer
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