| | |  | CHILE | Home » » Shaman of the Andes | | | | | | | Description: | | Shot in the mountain communities of northern Ecuador, Shaman of the Andes explores the fascinating world of the shaman and the Quechua Indians, and examines how indigenous culture contends with the modern world. Viewers are taken on a journey into the ancient world of the shaman with captivating scenes of curing rituals shot inside the shaman’s consultorio. The film explores how ancient mountain gods, Catholicism, globalization, traditional healing and modern medicine are elements in the life of the shaman and the Quechua Indians. Shaman of the Andes is not only the story of a traditional Quechua shaman and his culture, the film is also an exploration of a culture living in the margin between the traditional past and the modern world. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Narrated by Peter Coyote | | Director:
| Steve Ford | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Big Mountain Films | | Run Time:
| 56 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 08, 2003 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 A valuable film about curanderismoNov 11, 2006
By Rick Forrester
"A shaman"
This film is a slice of life picture of an average Bolivian curandero. As the other review mentions, it may not be stunning cinematography, or full of scenes of fascinating rituals. But as a student of the shamanic cultures of this region, I found it had a lot to offer. Among the things I found interesting was the herb identifications, the demonstration of the use of guinea pigs in diagnosis, and the scenes of festival celebrations. While this movie isn't going to knock your socks off, it deserves 4 stars and I hope more film makers will be inspired to produce documentaries like this one.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 disappointing!Dec 17, 2005
By inbreath/outbreath
"a reader"
(if i was to give it another rating it would be 1 star)...bad photoquality, bad quality all the way. if you have serious interest i shamanism steer clear! it could have been cut down to about 15-20 minutes of useful information, but the quality of the pictures is totally crap - amateurish! the shaman in this documentary is fine enough, but doesn`t give the impression of being of the most advanced (not the one you travel half the world to see in person). sympathic and straightforward, honest..but more a traditional curer/curandero. this movie gives nothing to the ones interested in the study of consciousness. very disappointing! made of and for people with little knowledge and interest i shamanism.
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