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Curandera

A young Indigenous woman is separated from her family by violence and tragedy as a child and later in life is found by Ayahuasca. On her path of healing, she discovers her essence and becomes a curandera for herself and others. This is the real-life story of what happens in the jungle and one's consciousness when one becomes whole.

  • Alexia Kraft de la Saulx
    Director
  • Charles Johnston
    Producer
  • Josema Roig
    Producer
  • Tatiana Aya Tupinambá
    Key Cast
  • Juan Flores Salazar
    Key Cast
  • Herbert Quintero Flores
    Music
  • Genres:
    Spirituality, Psychedelics, Indigenous, ayahuasca
  • Runtime:
    37 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English, Spanish
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Awareness Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 4, 2024
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Cinematography and Photography Awards

    Best Female Director/Best Young Filmmaker
  • Native Women in Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    Official Selection
  • LA Independent Women Film Awards

    Best Documentary Short Winner
  • Niagara Falls International Shorts Festival
    Niagara Falls
    Best Documentary Short Winner
Director Biography - Alexia Kraft de la Saulx

Alexia was born in Belgium and raised in Spain, and grew up in an international home, speaking French, English, and Spanish. After finishing a bachelor's degree in advertising in Brussels and a master's in interaction design in Estonia, she found her passion in documentary filmmaking school in Barcelona.

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Director Statement

On a train to Barcelona for this filmmaking course I met a stranger who believed in me to co-create my first-ever documentary about the story of a shaman in the Amazon jungle of Peru. As my first film so much was learned (planning, budgeting, filming, communicating, editing…), and 2 years later, with our team's effort, patience, and love, our documentary “Curandera” is finally released.

Through the making of “Curandera” and other online projects such as “Tarzan Movement”, I found more clarity on my purpose as a filmmaker. My passion is telling stories about people who create and inspire us to deepen our connection to ourselves, each other, and the natural world.