The Consulate General of Peru in New York commends the work

The Consulate General of Peru in New York commends the work of the production team from New York who gave us the documentary Mama Irene: Healer of the Andes. This heartfelt film draws attention to the value of traditional knowledge in the Andes of Peru,Read More and allows the world to appreciate the age-old links… Continue reading The Consulate General of Peru in New York commends the work

It’s a profoundly sensitive and courageous work

It’s a profoundly sensitive and courageous work. The steadiness of it’s compassionate, honest observation is an example of real human transcendence is as tangible a use of the film medium as I’ve ever seen.

Oscar Miro-Quesada

I watched your documentary in its entirety twice, feeling gratefully transformed as a witness to such emotionally evocative raw imagery of both place and person. You’ve been able to masterfully illumine the ancestral ethos meaningfully Read More in-forming both sacred and secular dimensions of traditional Andean runa experience, which you convincingly accomplished by focusing the… Continue reading Oscar Miro-Quesada

Ambassador of Peru to Canada, Roberto Rodríguez Arnillas

Mama Irene – Healer of the Andes is a film that portrays the life of a Peruvian Andean woman connected to Mother Nature. A person of great faith who embraces the catholic religion, introduced to Peru from Occident, Read More without leaving aside her indigenous roots and her ancestral knowledge, which she preserves and cultivates… Continue reading Ambassador of Peru to Canada, Roberto Rodríguez Arnillas

Margherita Tortora, Senior Lector II in Spanish

Mamá Irene is a beautifully photographed documentary that brings the viewer into the stunning Valle Sagrado near Cusco in Peru to share some of the life experiences of a strong, wise, and talented Quechua woman. Read More Through the film, Mamá Irene informs us of aspects of her vast ancestral knowledge and also of her… Continue reading Margherita Tortora, Senior Lector II in Spanish

Jeffrey Quilter, Director of the Pre-Columbian Studies

Mama Irene is a passion play of the everyday hardscrabble yet transcendent lives of Andean people today: high altitude but down to earth. Eight decades on, Mama Irene has seen hard times aplenty yet is rooted in Pachamama Read More and prays to the Apus to help her people. It is a film for our… Continue reading Jeffrey Quilter, Director of the Pre-Columbian Studies

Wendy D

I just finished watching Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes in my car, under the velvet light of Mama Quilla. I am almost speechless…moved to deep respect, laughter, but also many tears. I resonate with much of Mama Irene’s path, Read More I truly felt no separation between us…because there isn’t….we are each other. From… Continue reading Wendy D

Greenmotion Film Festival Freiburg, Germany

We would like to announce you that our Jury has decided to award the Prize for the Special Topic Women- Environment – Activism to Mama Irene, Healer of the Andes For its beautiful portrait of a healer in Peru, focusing on the deep connectionRead More between Mama Irene and nature, the film Mama Irene has… Continue reading Greenmotion Film Festival Freiburg, Germany

Marine, Lyon, France

Moi qui suis normalement sceptique sur ces thématiques, le film m’a pris et m’a fait voyagé – J’ai été captivé par ce parcours de femme. C’est un beau film d’amour avant tout. Qui délivre un message d’optimisme pour nos sociétés.

LK

How wonderful, I loved your film so much…and learned a lot, truly moved me deeply to witness a healer like Mama Irene. It is visually stunning, breathtaking…a true trip to the heart of the Peruvian Andes…thank you for all your blood, sweat and tears to make this happen.