A 45-minute portal into a world where plants whisper secrets Western medicine forgot.
Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient tradition despite Western encroachment?
Cinematography
The rainforest isn't backdrop—it's a breathing character.
Direction
Greer and Ackerman disappear; Herlinda's voice is the only guide.
Director
Heather Greer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shipibo healing combines icaros (medicine songs) with ayahuasca, a practice now co-opted by wellness tourism; this film predates the boom.
Herlinda's reluctance to perform for camera becomes the documentary's ethical spine—her suspicion of being watched mirrors the colonial gaze itself.
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