EXPEDITION Dan Chisu Leaves for the Shamans Tomorrow
Dan Chisu leaves for Peru tomorrow. There, he would make a documentary with the live recording of the initiation into Shamanism. Jurnalul National will accompany the team during the entire expedition and will present the exclusive coverage of the event.
Jurnalul National: Why the Shamans? Dan Chisu: Because someone interested in the drama of the initiation presented this project to me. The initiation is done far away, a few miles away from Lima. People get there by bus, by log canoe and, there, after six days of purification, Cristi will ingest ayahuasca, the substance used by the Shamans of those places to start the spiritual state necessary for the admittance into parallel worlds. We go with him to see the consequencesâ¦
It seems quite a risky project for everyone. Natural dangers and spiritual uncertainties⦠Yes, but the idea of making a movie about someone that risks his life fascinated me. Before all of that, he will make a legal statement in which he says that everything is done with his will and that we will be able to use the footage no matter what.
How did he promote his project in order for you to support him? What was his shocking reason? Was it tragedy or curiosity? I canât speak for him. However, even though I saw his reason as rather strange, I was impressed by his determination. This is what made me look for sponsors, for financing, for the TV station to show the documentary, for the collaborators and other partners. So, everything is settled and we depart tomorrow!
How long will the trip be? For Cristi, the one that will be intiated, two weeks. We, the rest of the group, will stay there one more week, because I want to shoot a few episodes for my gastronomic TV show. For example, I want to talk about the history of the tomato, which comes from Peru.
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