Orquesta Northwest, The Consulate of Mexico in Seattle, and Town Hall Seattle present
El Grito
Celebrating Mexico’s Independence
Rental Partner: Area 23a and Aquilo present
Music for Mushrooms
Seattle Premiere Screening — Post Screening Discussion with Musician and Filmmaker EAST FOREST and cast member Hanifa Nayo Washington
Presented by Area 23a and Aquilo. For questions about this event, please contact team@area23a.com.
Music for Mushrooms is a narrative documentary highlighting the personal journey of shamanistic musician and filmmaker East Forest (Krishna-Trevor Oswalt) – a collaborator of the late Ram Dass – whose bold experiments pair music with guided psychedelic experiences to create spaces of healing for a fractured world.
The film captures East Forest as he discovers a practice of guided ceremonial concerts that offer participants an immersive environment to confront their pain and fears, fostering hope, and moving them to re-engage with their own true north.
Weaving together interviews and conversations with artists, academics, and cultural experts in the fields of psychedelics, science, music and philosophy – voices like Ram Dass, Xochitl Ashe, Hanifo Nayo Washington, Spring Washam, Dr. Robin Carhart-Harris, Jon Hopkins, Peter Broderick, ANNA, and more – the film explores first-hand experiences, wisdom traditions, and data-backed evidence of how these timeless tools impact the human psyche, nervous system, and more.
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