I began 2020 by getting thrown off guard by this haunting and hallucinogenic film, Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente, 2015) by Ciro Guerra: Its double story, the ghostly black and white cinematography, and the theme of desperately seeking a cure in parts unknown. The Amazonian Shaman Karamakate bridges the two tales, two journeys which are thirty […]