6: Matteo Norzi on his work with the Shipibo-Conibo tribe, and the unimaginable journey of creating Icaros: A Vision

We are excited to have Matteo Norzi on the Mangu.tv podcast series. Matteo is an artist, designer, filmmaker, and indigenous rights activist whose explorative artistic practice took him through several extensive journeys along six continents. His art has been supported by important and prestigious institutions. His critically acclaimed directorial debut, the feature film Icaros: A Vision, co-directed with Leonor Caraballo premiered in competition at the 2016 Tribeca film festival. Giancarlo and Matteo deep delve into the making of Icaros: A Vision, taking them on a long journey, all the way to the border between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead. ‘Leonor (co-director) had asked me to go with her to drink ayahuasca and during one of the first ayahuasca experiences, Leonor had a vision of her dying.’ Because of this mirror with real life, we recommend listening to this podcast with the film Icaros: A Vision to heighten your senses and understanding of what an undertaking it was. Matteo also brings with him years of personal experience and extensive research on Amazonian history and culture. He is the co-founder and currently serves as the executive director of the Shipibo Conibo Center. To hear more about the Shipibo-Conibo tribe, their artists, song, and Matteo’s work with the second largest indigenous group of Peru, including the current Shipibo Guardia Indigenous GoFundMe campaign to protect indigenous territory listen here.