Creatures of the Mind

Synopsis
During the pandemic, Marcelo Gomes realized he had stopped dreaming. He and renowned Brazilian neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro embark on a cinematic journey through the anthropological and scientific landscapes of dreaming. Drawing on the psychological concept of ‘Creatures of the Mind’, the film explores how different societies have understood the unconscious, symbols, trance states and folklore. Encounters with a medium in Pernambuco, Brazil, and the Indigenous thinker Ailton Krenak deepen this exploration.