Song That Calls You Home
Educational Media Reviews Online May 4, 2026 Alessandra Otero
The documentary 'The Song That Calls You Home' presents ayahuasca as a pathway to healing and self-discovery, relying primarily on personal narratives and experiential knowledge rather than systematic or critical inquiry. It features perspectives from Shipibo shamans, apprentices, and a limited number of Western professionals, but lacks dissenting voices and engagement with potential risks or negative outcomes. The film uses stylized visual and animated sequences to convey abstract concepts of accessing plant knowledge through altered states. It earned the Best Psychedelic Documentary award at the Psychedelic Film & Music Film Festival. The documentary is suitable as an introductory resource but requires supplementation with scholarly research for academic use.