Mama Irene: Healer of the Andes
Wednesday, September 10th, 5-7PM
Doors open at 4PM to explore the grounds.
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 the 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.
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.
It's a profoundly sensitive and courageous work. The steadiness of it’s compassionate, honest observation is an example of real human transcendence is as tangible a use of the film medium as I've ever seen.
— William Hurt, Actor
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Film portraiture done by Carl Austin Hyatt.
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