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The film centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers (Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes) who trave...

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Main Author: Linares, Nascuy (Composer)
Other Authors: Guerra, Ciro, 1981- (Screenwriter), Toulemonde Vidal, Jacques (Screenwriter), Torres, Nilbio (Actor), Bolívar, Antonio (Actor) (Actor), Bijvoet, Jan, 1966- (Actor), Davis, Brionne (Actor), Miguee, Yauenkü (Actor), Sciamanna, Luigi (Actor), Cancino, Nicolás (Actor), Martinez, Pediwake Daniel (Actor), Sabogal, José (Actor), Gallego, David (director of photography.), Koch-Grünberg, Theodor, 1872-1924, Schultes, Richard Evans
Format: Video
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish, with English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2015]
Subjects:
Koch-Grünberg, Theodor, > 1872-1924 > Drama.
Schultes, Richard Evans > Drama.
Karamakate > Drama.
Koch-Grünberg, Theodor, > 1872-1924.
Schultes, Richard Evans.
Shamans > Colombia > Amazonas (Department) > Drama.
Scientists > Colombia > Amazonas (Department) > Drama.
Friendship > Colombia > Amazonas (Department) > Drama.
Friendship.
Scientists.
Shamans.
Colombia > Amazonas (Department)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Drama.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming resource (Kanopy)
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Summary:The film centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the real-life journals of two explorers (Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes) who traveled through the Colombian Amazon during the last century in search of the sacred and difficult-to-find psychedelic Yakruna plant.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Based on the diaries by Theodor Koch-Grünberg and Richard Evans Schultes.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (123 min.)) : sound, black and white with color sequences
Audience:Rating: NR
Production Credits:Director of photography, David Gallego ; editors, Etienne Boussac, Cristina Gallego ; original music by Nascuy Linares.