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AYA: Awakenings is a documentary journey into the world and visions of Amazonian shamanism, adapted from the cult book ‘Aya: a Shamanic Odyssey’ by Rak Razam. As Razam sets out to document the booming business of Amazonian shamanism in the 21st century, he quickly finds himself caught up in a culture clash between the old world and the new. Braving a gringo trail of the soul, he uncovers a movement of ‘spiritual tourists’ coming from the West for a direct experience of the multi-dimensional reality shamanism connects one to.
Central to this is ayahuasca – the “vine of souls” – a legal South American entheogenic plant medicine that has been used by Amazonian people for millennia to heal physical ailments and to cleanse and purify the spirit, connecting it to the web of life. Western seekers also experiment with smokable dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and the juxtaposition of these two sacraments, and the way they are used by Westerners, is a central theme of the film. In researching the mystery of ayahuasca, Razam undergoes his own shamanic initiation, undergoing numerous tests and trials in the jungle and the psychic landscapes the vine reveals.
On the way he encounters a motley crew of characters, from rogue scientists that conduct DMT-brain scans on jungle psychonauts to indigenous and Western shamans that slowly unravel his cultured mind and reveal the magical landscape of the spirit world. And the more he drinks this potent jungle medicine the deeper it leads him: from the wet jungle where the ayahuasca vine grows and on into the raging heart of consciousness itself.
By blending narration directly from the book with video footage, interviews with practicing curanderos, samples of traditional icaros or magic songs, photographs and cutting edge special effects, AYA: Awakenings reproduces the inner landscape of the visionary state in unprecedented detail, invoking an awakening in the viewer.
Featuring the artwork of Pablo Amaringo, Andy Debernardi and more; written by Rak Razam and directed by Tim Parish, video editing by Verb Studios, soundscapes by Lulu Madill and music by Shpongle, Tipper, Darpan, Lulacruza, Maneesh de Moor and curanderos Norma Panduro, Guillermo Arevalo, Percy Garcia Lozano, Ron Wheelock and Kevin Furnas, this documentary charts the Global Shamanic Resurgence born in the jungles of Peru and reaching out to embrace the world.
The Aya: Awakenings film tour USA
AA-USA-flyer-flatThe Aya: Awakenings film tour is scheduled for Jan-Feb, 2014 in over ten cities across the USA: New York City/ Boston/ Philadelphia/ Chicago/ Minneapolis/ Austin/ Santa Cruz/ Los Angeles/ San Francisco/ Portland and Vancouver. The online film premiere and webinar will be hosted by Reality Sandwich on Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014. More dates TBC, watch this space.
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https://www.facebook.com/AyaAwakeningsLIVE SCREENINGS 90 MINUTE FEATURE FILM PLUS Q&A WITH WRITER-PRODUCER RAK RAZAM AND LOCAL GUESTS:
JAN 16: New York City 700pm, Thurs Jan 16th, 2014 Courthouse Theatre/Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Avenue, 10003
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https://www.facebook.com/events/491940207591296 New York City 930pm, Thurs Jan 16th, 2014 Courthouse Theatre/Anthology Film Archives 32 Second Avenue, 10003
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https://www.facebook.com/events/491940207591296JAN 21: Boston Tuesday Jan 21, 2014 700-930pm at the Kendall Square Cinema, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139
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https://www.facebook.com/events/489991997780103JAN 23: Philadelphia Thursday 23rd Jan 7-930pm Ritz East Cinema 125 S. 2ND STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 :
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https://www.facebook.com/events/401714593293495JAN 28: Chicago, Tuesday Jan 28th, 7-930pm, Century Center Shopping Center CHICAGO, IL 60657 :
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https://www.facebook.com/events/680034735352922 FEB 6: Austin, Thursday 6th Feb, 7-10pm, Scottish Rite Theatre, 207 West 18th Street, Austin, TX, 78701
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https://www.facebook.com/events/476968919078713FEB 8th: Santa Cruz, Pacific Cultural Center, Sat 8th Feb, 7-10pm, 1307 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz,
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https://www.facebook.com/events/243266149165465 FEB 12th: Los Angeles, Wed 12th Feb, 700pm-930pm, The Source Spiritual Center, 305 Rose Ave, Venice Beach,
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1395813560665085Feb 12th, Los Angeles, Web 12th Feb, 930pm-1200am, The Source Spiritual Center, 305 Rose Ave, Venice Beach,
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https://www.facebook.com/events/1395813560665085 FEB 18: San Francisco, Tuesday 18th Feb, 700-930pm Clay Theatre, 2261 FILLMORE STREET, CA 94115:
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https://www.facebook.com/events/519266944847290Feb 20th: Portland, Thurs 20th Feb, 7-930pm, Clinton Street Theatre 2522 SE Clinton Street, Portland, OR 97202 OR
https://www.eventbrite.c...miere-tickets-9587142401Feb 23rd: Vancouver, BC, Sunday 23rd Feb, 6-900pm, Rio on Broadway Theatre, 1660 East Broadway BC. This is a 19+ ages event.
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