It is late 2004, and 34-year-old Englishman Alistair Appleton is about to fly from London to the Brazilian coast, where he will drink ayahuasca for the first time. With wit, insight, and sensitivity, Alistair shares this experience with us, and chats with some fellow participants before and after the ayahuasca ceremonies. For the past few years, Alistair had been working as a television presenter. In 2000, he started making trips to the Centre for World Peace and Health in Scotland to learn how to meditate. When clinical psychologist Silvia Polivoy opened an ayahuasca healing center in Bahia in 2004, Alistair faced his fears and seized the opportunity to attend.
Released in 2005, The Man Who Drank the Universe is a documentary film from Brown Eyed Boy (United Kingdom). It was directed by Alistair Appleton and Gary Reich and written by Alistair Appleton and Gary Reich. The cast is led by Alistair Appleton, Amanda Fidler, Fiona Macotty, Sue Minns and Silvia Polivoy. With a runtime of 34m, the film averages 8.0/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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