Curandera | Award-Winning Ayahuasca Documentary (2025)

A documentary film about one woman's incredible life journey and overcoming childhood trauma through a relationship with Ayahuasca and plant medicine. Her name is Tatiana Aya Tupinambá and she chose the path of an Ayahuasca curandera. Winner of 7 Film Festival awards. Special Thanks to Maestro Juan Flores Salazar who passed in October 2025. _______________ SUBSCRIBE, COMMENT, and LIKE please so we can share more videos like this. You matter! And rate us on IMDB if you feel inclined: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33342759/?ref_=ttawd_ov_bk ORIGINAL MUSIC: https://youtu.be/KbOBqV42yeQ?si=3xyzAqadE_7tBdyk Music available on Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, and more. If you would like more information, visit: - www.curandera.co - IG: curandera_official _______________ DESCRIPTION: Travel into the jungle with us near Pucallpa, Peru to meet Tatiana's Ashaninka teacher, Juan Flores. Experience the magical location of Mayantuyacu, where Tatiana's journey of self-discovery and healing blossomed. Mayantuyacu is a world famous Ayahuasca center for healing and is known for it's incredible unique geothermal river which is the largest boiling river on the planet. Walk the jungle with us, be by the waterfall, and sense just a little of the magic of an Ayahuasca ceremony with this beautiful and informative film. Learn about plant 'dietas', see the process of making Ayahuasca, and witness the fascinating practice that is 'Curanderismo', the way of healing in the Amazon rainforest. An invitation to get closer to nature, closer to self, and witness the peace that is possible for all beings. Understand how the Ayahuasca songs, Icaros, are learned from the plants and connect to force that these vibrational medicines carry. May you also be inspired by beauty and wonder in order that your eyes may begin to see the world in a new light, one filled with hope, optimism, and understanding. ______________ DISCLAIMER: This film does mention some traumatic life experiences such as sexual abuse, violence, and recreational drug use. These experiences proved to be tremendous teachers for Tatiana. This film is not advocating that anyone drink Ayahuasca or travel to Peru. It is our goal to share the truth of what is possible in your life. It is to this end we created this art, to compel you, us, and everyone else to be more understanding. Let us not abandon our own agency and good sense. We are all in this together and we can always, always, always, CHOOSE to overcome anything and become more. We can always find a peaceful path both within and without. ______________ SOUNDTRACK 1. "Ikaro" by Tatiana Aya Tupinambá More to come soon... ______________ QUOTES FROM THE FILM: - "Ayahuasca is not an answer for your problems, and I don't think anything is the answer of your problems, but you become aware, you becoming conscious of the way you are living your life." Filmed by Alexia Kraft de la Saulx@alexias_films Sound Design by Matt Wong Original Score by Herbert Quinteros @HerbertQuinteros Produced by Charles Johnston and Josema Roig Sharewater Media LLC _______________ AWARDS Best Documentary Short: Niagara Falls International Short Festival 2025 LA Independent Women Film Awards 2025 Best Young Filmmaker: Cinematography and Photography Awards 2024 Best Female Director: Cinematography and Photography Awards 2024 Best Cinematography: Sacramento Independent Film Festival 2025 Official Selections: Atlanta Docufest 2025 Awareness Festival 2024 Native Women in Film Festival 2025 ________________ PRODUCERS NOTES: This film was not planned or prepared for, we simply knew we wanted to capture the magic of the jungle and Tatiana's incredible connection to it. As amateurs, we were chasing a dream and came close but there is so much more to tell. Because we were community and self-funded, we had limitations though. We are so grateful to have the fortune to work with our filmmaker and creative producer, as well as Tatiana and the Ashaninka community who has welcomed us for many years because this magical film came through them. We intend to create many more works of art around the subject of plant medicine and psychedelics with the hope of educating first and foremost because the media space is overrun with hype and exaggeration. We want more integrity to shine forth. ________________ CHAPTERS 0:00 Ayahuasca = Death = Continuation 2:36 Tatiana's Early Life 6:11 Finding a Teacher 7:35 Mayantuyacu and Maestro Juan Flores 10:03 Power of the Plant Diets 12:24 Maestro's Icaro 13:30 The Student 15:25 What are Ayahuasca Icaros? 18:56 Pumayaku 20:14 Cooking Ayahuasca with the Special Waters 24:32 The Ayahuasca Experience 26:30 Ayahuasca Transforms Tatiana's Trauma 30:51 Tatiana's Icaro: Canta Selva Canta 32:24 The Final Message 35:55 Credits 36:45 Post Credits Scene #ayahuascaceremony #ayahuascamusic #ayahuascadocumentary #spiritualawakening #plantmedicines #indigenouswomen #psychedelicscience #ptsdhealing #addictionrecovery #curandera