Documentary · Peru · 2001 · 22m

The Medicine of Forgiveness

La medicina del perdón

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Director
Alonso del RíoDelia Ackerman
Cast
Benito Arévalo as Himself
Crew
Alonso del Río — Editor Delia Ackerman — Editor Rebla Castañeda — Editor Delia Ackerman — Producer Alonso del Río — Producer Carlos Paz Bordone — Producer
Synopsis

Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya tradition, and how he came to drink the plant medicine ayahuasca under his father's tutelage. Arévalo leads an ayahuasca ceremony for Westerners, and shares with us something of his understanding of the plants and the onaya tradition.

Mood & Themes
perutouristamazon rainforestayahuascashamanceremonyindigenous communitytraditional medicinehealerindigenous peoples
Key Collaborators
Alonso del Río Director Delia Ackerman Director Alonso del Río Editor Delia Ackerman Editor Rebla Castañeda Editor Delia Ackerman Producer Alonso del Río Producer Carlos Paz Bordone Producer
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