Ayahuasca
In Kosmik Journey the viewer follows Jan Kounen on a voyage to the Amazon, before shifting over into his point of view and experiencing the story through his eyes. For seventeen years, he has been traveling once a year to the Peruvian region of the Amazon, to meet indigenous healers and expand his knowledge of their traditional medicine. In the jungle at night, a traditional ritual is taking place…


About the Director
Jan Kounen is a Netherlands-born French film director and producer.
In France, he is mostly known for his films Dobermann (1997), Blueberry, l’experience secrete (2004) and 99 francs (2007). Outside France he is better known for his interest in Shipibo-Conibo culture and shamanism, with which he became familiar during his trips to Mexico and Peru.
Credits
Written and directed by
Jan Kounen
With the participation of
Guillermo Arévalo « Kestembetsa »
Executive Producers
Antoine Cayrol
Marion Guth
Nicolas Blies
Stéphane Hueber-Blies
Rodolphe Chabrier
Co-Executive Producers
Arnaud Colinart
Pierre Zandrowicz
Philippe Sonrier
Producers
Corentin Lambot
François Le Gall
Vincent Guttmann
Project Supervisor
Rodolphe Chabrier
Sound Design
Nicolas Becker
Images and Development
Small by Mac Guff
Production assistants
Gabrielle Floquet
Dash Spiegelman
Clarisse Belondrade
Interactive adviser
Karen Guillorel
Written and directed by
Jan Kounen
With the participation of
Guillermo Arévalo « Kestembetsa »
Executive Producers
Antoine Cayrol
Marion Guth
Nicolas Blies
Stéphane Hueber-Blies
Rodolphe Chabrier
Co-Executive Producers
Arnaud Colinart
Pierre Zandrowicz
Philippe Sonrier
Producers
Corentin Lambot
François Le Gall
Vincent Guttmann
Project Supervisor
Rodolphe Chabrier
Sound Design
Nicolas Becker
Images and Development
Small by Mac Guff
Production assistants
Gabrielle Floquet
Dash Spiegelman
Clarisse Belondrade
Interactive adviser
Karen Guillorel