Mama Irene : healer of the Andes /
This is a film about Mama Irene, a remarkable 86-year-old woman Shaman (healer) from Peru who draws upon indigenous knowledge and traditions in danger of being lost forever. Yet her craft is based primarily on her own intuition: "Spirits have told me in my dreams how to proceed." The docum...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Quechua English |
| Language Notes: | In Quechua and English. |
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Portland, OR :
Collective Eye Films,
2022.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This is a film about Mama Irene, a remarkable 86-year-old woman Shaman (healer) from Peru who draws upon indigenous knowledge and traditions in danger of being lost forever. Yet her craft is based primarily on her own intuition: "Spirits have told me in my dreams how to proceed." The documentary follows Mama Irene in her everyday life, highlighting her healing methods and passion to serve each patient who knocks on her door: from local women who travel hours or days by foot through the Andes, to a medical doctor from India seeking a cure for illness that Western medicine had failed to help. We accompany Mama Irene on ancient spiritual ceremonies such as the Snow Star Festival, where thousands of pilgrims gather in Sinakara Valley high in the Peruvian Andes to honor the local glacier and Lord Quylluritj'i. The film depicts Mama Irene's secret healing practices, never before filmed. Yet this film is not only a vital document of endangered wisdom; it is also a story about woman empowerment. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed October 12, 2022). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (72 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:11:12 |