The Shaman and The Scientist

The Shaman and The Scientist

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY

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February 22-24, 2018

February 22-24, 2018

  

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NEWS:

Join us for the Australian Premiere, Sunday March 31st, with talk by Dr. Monica Gagliano, author of Thus Spoke the Plant

2:30 - 6:00

Mothership Studios, 18 Sydney St. Merrickville

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Read my interview with Conscious Good about the film.

The Shaman and The Scientist Awarded as an Official Finalist at the 2018 Yosemite Film Festival!

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Synopsis

 

The Shaman and The Scientist is a short exploration of knowledge and scientific discovery, exploring the potential of indigenous plant-based medicine in the Amazon jungle from the perspective Don Juan Tangoa Paima, a shaman who uses native plants and Ayahuasca to heal, and Dr. Dennis McKenna, an American ethnobotanist on a hunt to discover new medicines.


 
 

El Chamán y El Científico es un documental corto sobre la exploración y descubrimiento de los potenciales en la medicina tradicional basada en plantas en la jungla amazónica desde del punto de vista de Don Juan Tangoa Paima, un curandero que utiliza las plantas nativas y la Ayahuasca para curar, y el Dr. Dennis McKenna, un etnobotánico estadounidense que está en la búsqueda de descubrir medicinas nuevas.

 
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Trailer

 
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