Uncle Poison
Film Screening: Royal Anthropological Institute, 50 Fitzroy St, London W1T 5BT, Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:30:00 GMTUpstairs at the RAI Film Screenings: People, plants, food and film 9-11 March
Dr. Ricardo Leizaola will be screening his film Uncle Poison (1998, 60 minutes) as part of the Royal Anthropological Institute's series: Upstairs at the RAI Film Screenings: People, plants, food and film 9-11 March. The film will be followed by a 60 minute question and answer session with the filmmaker.
Filmed in the city of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, Uncle Poison is an intimate portrayal of a traditional faith healer, set against the backdrop of his community's Easter celebrations . Every day Benito Reyes receives people at his house looking for all sorts of cures. Through the personal testimony of the healer, this documentary looks at his role as a mediator between the social, natural and spiritual worlds.