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A Tale of Connection, Devastation, and Spiritual and Ecological Rebirth

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CURA: A Sensory Ritual for a Disconnected World

A Ritual in the Forest.
A Mind Hack in the Dark.

The world's first full-body documentary. Part film, part art installation, part healing ceremony—CURA is a multi-sensory experience co-created with Indigenous guardian tribes across Colombia and Brazil. Approaching cinema as ritual, it dissolves the boundary between audience and subject—replacing narration with vibration, facts with feeling.

THE PARADOX

In the heart of the Amazon, Indigenous wisdom is fueling a modern awakening. And yet, the very ecosystems and communities that carry this knowledge are under threat. Here lies the paradox: What does it mean to seek healing from a place—and a people—we are actively destroying?


CURA invites you into this question through a ceremony of image, sound, and sensation. Guided by the Cofán of Putumayo, Colombia, and the Nomanawa Clan of the Noke Koi in Brazil, the work blends sacred ritual, experimental cinema, and ceremonial sound to deliver not information, but transformation. No talking heads. No narration. No analysis. Only powerful imagery, Indigenous chants, and sound frequencies tuned to awaken something within—a shift in perception that echoes the intelligence of the forest itself.

In the heart of the Amazon, Indigenous wisdom is fueling a modern awakening. And yet, the very ecosystems and communities that carry this knowledge are under threat. Here lies the paradox: What does it mean to seek healing from a place—and a people—we are actively destroying?


CURA invites you into this question through a ceremony of image, sound, and sensation. Guided by the Cofán of Putumayo, Colombia, and the Nomanawa Clan of the Noke Koi in Brazil, the work blends sacred ritual, experimental cinema, and ceremonial sound to deliver not information, but transformation. No talking heads. No narration. No analysis. Only powerful imagery, Indigenous chants, and sound frequencies tuned to awaken something within—a shift in perception that echoes the intelligence of the forest itself.

WHY THIS WORK MATTERS

The Amazon is not only under threat—it’s misunderstood. Most climate storytelling leans on data, urgency, or fear—strategies that often overwhelm more than they inspire. CURA offers another way.

Created in deep collaboration with Indigenous artists and communities, CURA invites viewers into a ceremonial space where personal healing and ecological awareness are inseparable.

This is not a traditional documentary. It’s ritual media—structured to bypass analysis and reawaken memory. In a time of climate grief and disconnection, CURA suggests that our relationship with nature can’t be restored by information alone. It must be felt.

The Amazon is not only under threat—it’s misunderstood. Most climate storytelling leans on data, urgency, or fear—strategies that often overwhelm more than they inspire. CURA offers another way.

Created in deep collaboration with Indigenous artists and communities, CURA invites viewers into a ceremonial space where personal healing and ecological awareness are inseparable.

This is not a traditional documentary. It’s ritual media—structured to bypass analysis and reawaken memory. In a time of climate grief and disconnection, CURA suggests that our relationship with nature can’t be restored by information alone. It must be felt.

THE Cura Experience

THE Cura Experience

Flagship Installation

Flagship Installation

Participants enter a darkened ceremonial space and recline in a suspended hammock structure beneath a 40-foot floating screen. Inspired by Amazonian maloca architecture and built using sustainable materials, the structure is woven with Indigenous cosmological patterns. A 12.2-channel sound field surrounds the viewer with forest recordings, chants, and frequency-tuned tones. Vibrations pulse through the tensile webbing into the body itself.


This isn't passive viewing—it's a ritual of return. The installation becomes an instrument. You become part of it.

Participants enter a darkened ceremonial space and recline in a suspended hammock structure beneath a 40-foot floating screen. Inspired by Amazonian maloca architecture and built using sustainable materials, the structure is woven with Indigenous cosmological patterns. A 12.2-channel sound field surrounds the viewer with forest recordings, chants, and frequency-tuned tones. Vibrations pulse through the tensile webbing into the body itself.


This isn't passive viewing—it's a ritual of return. The installation becomes an instrument. You become part of it.

Participants enter a darkened ceremonial space and recline in a suspended hammock structure beneath a 40-foot floating screen. Inspired by Amazonian maloca architecture and built using sustainable materials, the structure is woven with Indigenous cosmological patterns. A 12.2-channel sound field surrounds the viewer with forest recordings, chants, and frequency-tuned tones. Vibrations pulse through the tensile webbing into the body itself.


This isn't passive viewing—it's a ritual of return. The installation becomes an instrument. You become part of it.

Digital Editions

Digital Editions

CURA is also being released as a limited series of immersive digital editions—featuring 4K visual fidelity and binaural sound. Each edition is uniquely certified and delivered through our climate-conscious peer-to-peer app.


50% of all proceeds flow directly to our Indigenous collaborators, supporting community-led conservation, healing, and cultural initiatives. In this way, CURA functions as both artwork and ecosystem—a circle of reciprocity encoded into the experience itself.

CURA is also being released as a limited series of immersive digital editions—featuring 4K visual fidelity and binaural sound. Each edition is uniquely certified and delivered through our climate-conscious peer-to-peer app.


50% of all proceeds flow directly to our Indigenous collaborators, supporting community-led conservation, healing, and cultural initiatives. In this way, CURA functions as both artwork and ecosystem—a circle of reciprocity encoded into the experience itself.

CURA is also being released as a limited series of immersive digital editions—featuring 4K visual fidelity and binaural sound. Each edition is uniquely certified and delivered through our climate-conscious peer-to-peer app.


50% of all proceeds flow directly to our Indigenous collaborators, supporting community-led conservation, healing, and cultural initiatives. In this way, CURA functions as both artwork and ecosystem—a circle of reciprocity encoded into the experience itself.

WHAT'S NEXT

Q4 2025

Q4 2025

Final fieldwork begins—capturing the Amazon in its full spectrum: devastation, biodiversity, regeneration. This phase completes the emotional arc of the work—where loss and resilience meet.

Final fieldwork begins—capturing the Amazon in its full spectrum: devastation, biodiversity, regeneration. This phase completes the emotional arc of the work—where loss and resilience meet.

Final fieldwork begins—capturing the Amazon in its full spectrum: devastation, biodiversity, regeneration. This phase completes the emotional arc of the work—where loss and resilience meet.

Q1 2026

Q1 2026

We open our studio for intimate previews of the work-in-progress. These private sessions allow supporters and collaborators to enter the ceremony before its public emergence.

We open our studio for intimate previews of the work-in-progress. These private sessions allow supporters and collaborators to enter the ceremony before its public emergence.

We open our studio for intimate previews of the work-in-progress. These private sessions allow supporters and collaborators to enter the ceremony before its public emergence.

Mid–Late 2026

Mid–Late 2026

Post-production, installation build, final sound design, and ceremonial tuning. CURA enters its final form—ready to be shared with the world.

Post-production, installation build, final sound design, and ceremonial tuning. CURA enters its final form—ready to be shared with the world.

Post-production, installation build, final sound design, and ceremonial tuning. CURA enters its final form—ready to be shared with the world.

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Step inside CURA’s world. Request our private materials—including the 6-minute concept video (Curacito), full project presentation, and immersive installation plan. Discover how our groundbreaking edition model shares revenue with collectors, artists, and Indigenous partners—delivering both cultural prestige and measurable impact—protecting Indigenous lands and the Amazon rainforest.

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The Collaborators

Mahyad Tousi, Director

Mahyad Tousi, Director

Multidisciplinary artist bridging media and contemporary art, with background spanning conflict-zone documentation across 50 countries to museums to Hollywood. His debut feature REMOTE (2022) premiered at New York Film Festival and Tate Modern, now in permanent collections of major European museums. Born in Portland and raised in Tehran during Iran's revolution and war, Tousi brings profound understanding of cultural transformation and healing. His work explores humanity's connection to nature through innovative documentary media. Executive produced CBS's United States of Al; founded Starfish nonprofit supporting artist-entrepreneurs.

Irazema Vera, Sound Artist/Composer

Irazema Vera, Sound Artist/Composer

Indigenous Peruvian musicologist whose practice bridges territory and community through memory and aurality. Her soundscapes challenge environmental crises through sonic exploration. Her cultural background and artistic expertise are fundamental to CURA's ceremonial approach.

Maria Gabriela Gomes, Producer

Maria Gabriela Gomes, Producer

A daughter of the forest, Maria Gabriela was born and raised in Leticia, Amazonas, and a trilingual filmmaker, journalist, chef, and producer. She has focused on vulnerable populations, social development and cultural preservation with extensive production experience and contacts across the Amazon.

Dominic Musacchio, Producer

Dominic Musacchio, Producer

Seasoned documentarian whose work appears on Netflix, Hulu, BBC, CNN, Discovery, and Vice. Specializes in immersive filmmaking that dissolves cultural boundaries. His international experience provides crucial support for complex Amazon shoots.

Matt Nauser, Cinematographer

Matt Nauser, Cinematographer

An award-winning visual artist and cinematographer of film and TV, including Crows Are White (2022)—whose practice merges narrative techniques with documentary form to expand the boundaries of non-fiction storytelling.

Javier Manzano, Cinematographer

Javier Manzano, Cinematographer

Seven-time Emmy winner with visual language shaped across 50 countries. Recognized with Peabody and two BAFTA nominations. His photojournalistic background brings intimate, unvarnished perspective essential for capturing both beauty and devastation.

Bruno Lasevicius, Editor

Bruno Lasevicius, Editor

Brazilian artist whose decade-long New York practice includes Academy Award-nominated The Edge of Democracy (2020). His dialectic, intuitive approach creates compelling narratives that challenge and inspire.

Jennifer Solorio, Associate PRoducer

Jennifer Solorio, Associate PRoducer

Jennifer Solorio is a Mexican American producer based in New York City. She has worked on several films and series for PBS, VICE, and A&E. She enjoys working on projects that seek answers where answers may not be easily found.

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CURA was created in sacred collaboration with Indigenous communities of the Amazon. This work-in-progress honors the privacy and cultural integrity of all participants.

CURA was created in sacred collaboration with Indigenous communities of the Amazon. This work-in-progress honors the privacy and cultural integrity of all participants.

© 2025 Mahyad Tousi and Limpia Productions LLC.

© 2025 Mahyad Tousi and Limpia Productions LLC.

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