FESTIVAL PREMIERE
DOC SHORT | USA | 37 MINUTES | English, Spanish
Curandera
Director: Alexia Kraft de la Saulx
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.
CAST & CREDITS
Director
Alexia Kraft de la Saulx
Producer
Charles Johnston, Josema Roig
Music
Herbert Quintero Flores
Key Cast
Juan Flores Salazar
DIRECTORS BIO
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.
DIRECTORS 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.
SHOWTIMES
Monday, November 10
Screening: 3:15pm
Program Two
AMC The Grove 14
189 The Grove Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Parking
At The Theatre
