The shaman's apprentice

The shaman's apprentice / Miranda Productions presents ; director, Miranda Smith ; writer Abigail Wright ; producers, Miranda Smith, Abigail Wright.

Deep in the rain forests of Suriname, among remote tribes of Amerindians and 18th century African villages founded by escaped slaves, Dr. Mark Plotkin is racing against time to protect our future. New and fabulously effective medicines may be found in the Amazon's plant life, but the forest is...

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Corporate Authors: Miranda Productions, Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Wright, Abigail (Screenwriter), Sarandon, Susan, 1946- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, PA] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2014]
Subjects:
Traditional medicine > Amazon River Region.
Shamans > Amazon River Region.
Rain forests > Amazon River Region.
Ethnobotany > Suriname.
Ethnobotany.
Rain forests.
Shamans.
Traditional medicine.
Amazon River Region.
Suriname.
Documentary films.
Environmental films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films environnementaux.
Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:Deep in the rain forests of Suriname, among remote tribes of Amerindians and 18th century African villages founded by escaped slaves, Dr. Mark Plotkin is racing against time to protect our future. New and fabulously effective medicines may be found in the Amazon's plant life, but the forest is disappearing. Even worse, the tribal shamans--healers and encyclopedias of rain forest botany--are the Amazon's most endangered species. The shaman's apprentice is the story of one scientist's quest to help Amazonians document and preserve their treasure house of life and culture.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Originally produced by: Miranda Productions, Inc., c2001.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (54 min.))
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Editor, Leslie Getty ; music, John Kusiak ; camera, Gary Griffin, Ken Bailey.
Participant or Performer:Mark J. Plotkin ; narrated by Susan Sarandon.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed October 28, 2014).

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