Descending the Mountain + discussion about psychedelics

The screening of the film Descending the Mountain will take place on December 22 at Nová Cvernovka in Bratislava. The film will be followed by a discussion Psychedelics today with psychotherapist Jaroslav Farkaš.

Descending the Mountain / Maartje Nevejan / Switzerland, 2021 / 78 min. –⁠ What happens when you give psilocybin to an experienced Zen master (Vanja Palmers)? Neuroscientist Franz Vollenweider and a Zen master conduct a double-blind experiment in the Swiss mountains. Their goal is to explore the nature of consciousness. This film takes the viewer on a journey of mystical revelations through magic mushrooms and meditations. In Descending the Mountain psychiatrist Franz Vollenweider and Zen master Vanja Palmers create a ground-breaking scientific experiment located on the majestic Mount Rigi in Switzerland. The film shows if and how, when united, psilocybin and meditation might expand our understanding of the nature of consciousness. Leaving the iconic visuals of the 60’s behind, Descending the Mountain uses animation, sound, and A.I. to create a new visual language for the transcendent experience of oneness with nature.

The screening of the movie will be followed by a discussion with its creators: Maartje Nevejan (director), Bohdana Tamas (producer), Annette Badenhorst (executive producer).

Movie is with czech subs and discussion will be in Slovak.