SYNOPSIS
"It is very commonly experienced by the people who come here [in the jungle] to realize 'I thought it was gonna be about ayahuasca'...but it's about the songs". Dr. Joe Tafur
THE SONG THAT CALLS YOU HOME
is a personal, scientific and mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo - with focus on Ayahuasca and Master Plants, their healing and visionary properties and risks - along with the wondrous world of the Shipibo people and Song.
This film aims to function as a bridge for those seeking to understand the facts and dynamics behind one of the most intriguing phenomena of our time: Ayahuasca Tourism -
Westerners who travel to the Amazon each year by the thousands in pursuit of healing and enlightenment through Ayahuasca, shamanic treatments, and specific plant diets.
In recent years the use of Ayahuasca has become widely known, however, there is not much information about other rainforest Master Plants that have medicinal qualities and capacity to bring about profound healing and transformation.
In this film we explore the realm of Amazonian plants and the Shipibo traditional way of establishing a connection with the spirit through diet and ceremony.
i.e. BOBINSANA
Heals the wounds of the heart
i.e. MAROSA
Helps women's reproductive system
i.e. PINON COLORADO
Helps connect with one's creativity
"We connect with these plants through dieting with them and through dreams."
Maestro Shipibo curandero Ricardo Amaringo
"Plants teach us. Just like one learns at a University, that's how it is for us."
Maestro Shipibo curandero Daniel
THE PLANTS
THE FILM
By documenting the journey of a few seekers into the jungle of Peru and into a traditional Shipibo Ayahuasca ceremony, we bring insight and understanding of their process of discovery as it takes place.
