Okio Studio

Alexandro volunteers for an experiment to aid scientists with the study of dreams. He couldn’t have imagined that he would be subjected to Elsa, a form of Artificial Intelligence who plans to digitize and dematerialize his subconscious in order to feed off it.

What happens when indigenous healing rituals and immersive technology converge? Inspired by his own experiences with ayahuasca, a plant infusion traditionally used in healing and self-discovery ceremonies by peoples of the Amazon, director Jan Kounen embarks on a spiritual, visual journey. He attempts to capture the physical and hallucinatory states of such a ceremony on film.