Ayahuasca – Kosmik Journey

International immersive Works Competition

Ayahuasca - Kosmik Journey


Swiss Premiere
Jan Kounen / France, Luxembourg / 2019 / 18 min / Animation
No dialogue

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Ayahuasca is a hallucinogenic plant consumed during Amazonian tribal rituals. Fascinated with this rite, Jan Kounen seeks to reproduce its essence thanks to the visual and immersive possibilities of VR. The result? A unique journey through time and space.

Ayahuasca, the “vine of the soul”, is a psychedelic brew traditionally consumed by shamans in the indigenous tribes of the Amazon. Fascinated by this practice, producer Jan Kounen invites us to embark on a spiritual journey through the world of medicinal plants. Users, guided by the chants of a native Shipibo traditional healer undergo a similar experience to the Amazonian ritual while having the opportunity to influence their environment with their eyes and movements. Jan Kounen’s work is unique and baffling and leads us to our very core…


Creation
Jan Kounen
Key collaborators
Antoine Cayrol (Producer)
Contact
Diversion cinema
Production
Atlas V (Antoine Cayrol), a_BAHN (François Le Gall), Small (Vincent Guttmann)
With
Guillermo Alevaro Valera
International sales
Diversion cinema (Paul Bouchard)

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Jan Kounen / Netherlands, 1964
Filmography
2019    -22.7°
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