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Richard Meech(1954-2018)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Can a sacred plant from the Amazon heal our minds and spirits? For centuries, indigenous people of South America have used ayahuasca, a psychoactive plant medicine, to cure all manner of psycho-spiritual ills. Today, thousands of Westerners, seeking healing and spiritual awakening, attend ayahuasca ceremonies around the world to drink the vision-inducing tea and experience dramatic transformations in their lives. “Vine of the Soul” is a documentary that explores this brave new world, offering insights into the nature of faith, mystical experience and self-healing through a heightened state of consciousness. Filmmaker Richard Meech follows key protagonists as they journey to Peru - and back home – capturing in verité style both the life-altering epiphanies and nights of terror encountered after drinking the sacred brew. Is ayahuasca a doorway to direct knowledge of the divine or a path that leads to psychological trauma? Can it cure modern addictions to drugs and alcohol or is ayahuasca itself a possible substance of abuse? Some people call it a medicine, others a sacrament; the Amazonian shamans say it is simply a ‘plant teacher’ that tells you what you need to know. Throughout the film, in-depth interviews with indigenous and Western shamans, ethnobotanist Dennis McKenna, addiction expert Dr. Gabor Maté and scholar Kenneth Tupper speak to the increasing use of ayahuasca outside the Amazon and the potential benefits for modern medicine, personal spiritual growth and a new understanding of Nature.
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Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
Richard Meech was born on 23 April 1954. He was a producer and director, known for Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010), Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992) and Doctors Without Borders (2003). He died on 29 September 2018.
BornApril 23, 1954
DiedSeptember 29, 2018(64)
BornApril 23, 1954
DiedSeptember 29, 2018(64)
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Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul
6.5
  • Producer
  • 2010
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992)
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
6.3
TV Series
  • Producer(1992)
  • 1992
Doctors Without Borders (2003)
Doctors Without Borders
8.6
TV Series
  • Producer
Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997)
Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
8.2
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Producer

  • Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
    Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul
    6.5
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 2010
  • 72 Hours: True Crime (2003)
    72 Hours: True Crime
    7.2
    TV Series
    • series producer
    • executive producer
    • 2003–2007
  • Doctors Without Borders (2003)
    Doctors Without Borders
    8.6
    TV Series
    • story producer
    • 2003
  • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992)
    Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
    6.3
    TV Series
    • producer (1992)
    • 1992

Director

  • Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
    Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul
    6.5
    • Director
    • 2010
  • In the Shadow of a Saint: The Ken Wiwa Story
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997)
    Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992)
    Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director (1992)
    • 1992

Writer

  • Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul (2010)
    Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Doctors Without Borders (2003)
    Doctors Without Borders
    8.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992)
    Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
    6.3
    TV Series
    • series created by
    • 1992

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VINE OF THE SOUL: Encounters with Ayahuasca
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VINE OF THE SOUL: Encounters with Ayahuasca

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    • April 23, 1954
  • Died
    • September 29, 2018

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