Beyond the Basin - Synopsis

In a shallow basin of water, separated from a vast ocean by a narrow isthmus, two children play secretly. Behind them lies a dense rainforest in which two communities wait divided. One is an undiscovered shamanic tribe deep in the forest, the other a Franciscan mission. Both children were born into the tribe, but only one has stayed.

Half-way across the world, a young journalist follows them in his dreams, waking up each morning with no recollection of what he has seen. In his waking life, he begins to feel the tug of an unfamiliar and alien emotion, something telling him to leave his life and seek something else.

As the two worlds intertwine, the journalist risks everything to discover the secrets of the mission, where something is happening that could destroy the children and sweep him into oblivion.

Beyond the Basin is a journey into the beauty and complexity of shamanic awakening. Exploring the social and metaphysical implications of humanity's oldest forms of spiritual practice, it seeks to unravel some of the mystery around our inner worlds.