Conexión: Huachuma

Nachi, a native elderly curandero observes the beautiful nature of his beloved Andean highlands. His final destination? Marcahuasi, a mystical stone forest at 4000m altitude. In his backpack the healer carries the San Pedro, a cactus so respected in the region for its hallucinogenic effect. He believes that the Huachuma, as the plant is called in Quechua, can connect our past, present and future.
Karoline, a young filmmaker, follows him with her camera. Full of doubts and questions, she wants to use the Huachuma to communicate with her deceased parents. Will she be able to see them one more time?
Conexión: Huachuma is an intimate journey of grief and the difficulties of letting go.

Directed and Produced by Karoline Pelikan
Photography: Renzo Belón
Assistant Photography: Diego A. Julca
Music: Chano Diaz Limaco
Sound: Elisa Mamani | Abigaíl Giol
Edited by Karoline Pelikan
Post Production: César Pérez, Ricardo Cabellos, Juan Carlos Zavaleta, Willy Ilizarbe
Animation: Miguel A. García Cabrera

A heartfelt thank you to my friend Alberto “Nachi” Lopez.

Conexión: Huachuma (2021)
Duration: 20 min
Country: Peru
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English | German
Digital 4K
Festivals & Screenings: Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, Seattle Latino Film Festival, Cine Latino in the UK, FECIT-Festival de Cine de Trujillo, FIDBA-International Documentary Film Festival of Buenos Aires, Festival Internacional de Cine de Tequila, Sguardi Altrove Film Festival