Documentaries

Essential films exploring plant medicine, psychedelics, healing, and the nature of consciousness. Click any poster to watch or find out more. New titles added regularly.

Traditional & Herbal Healing

Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees

2016

Follows botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger as she investigates the science and folklore of trees and their vital role in traditional healing and human health.

Tending the Wild

PBS Series

Explores traditional Indigenous ecological knowledge in California, highlighting how Native communities traditionally gathered medicine, managed the landscape, and tended to native plants.

The Way of the Rao

2024 · YouTube Docuseries

A rare and profound series in which Shipibo healer Maestro José López Sánchez speaks about ayahuasca's globalization, what is being lost, and what must be protected. Created by Temple of the Way of Light founder Matthew Watherston.

The Psychedelic Renaissance & Plant-Based Therapies

Peaking: Psychedelics and the Pursuit of Happiness

2026

Goes inside dosing rooms for a rare look at psychedelic-assisted therapy as it happens, following athletes, veterans, and people in recovery. Also traces how these substances were criminalized in the 1960s and how the legal picture is shifting now.

Ayahuasca: Vine of the Soul

2010

Explores the cultural, spiritual, and shamanic uses of ayahuasca in the Amazon, tracing its history as a vital plant medicine among Indigenous tribes.

Fantastic Fungi

2019

A visually stunning journey into the magical, mysterious world of mushrooms and mycelium, exploring their profound healing potential for the Earth and human consciousness.

From Neurons to Nirvana: The Great Medicines

2013

Explores the history, science, and therapeutic potential of psychedelics including plant-derived compounds like ayahuasca in modern mental health treatment.

Dosed

2019

Follows a woman struggling with addiction and depression as she turns to underground therapists using psilocybin mushrooms and iboga as a last resort.

Plant Medicine

Gaia Series

A docuseries following seven strangers who travel to Costa Rica for ayahuasca ceremonies. Raw confessionals, ritual, and the aftermath.

The Song That Calls You Home

2022

A personal, scientific and mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo, focusing on ayahuasca, master plants, and the world of the Shipibo people and song. Featuring Shipibo maestro shamans, Dr. Dennis McKenna, and Dr. Charles Grob.