KIVA - The Call of the Wisdom Keepers
A message from the Original Peoples
A film by Marijke Kodden en Jaap Verhoeven
Countries of filming: Mexico, India, Germany and The Netherlands
Length: 56 min.
* This video is a small impression of the KIVA cermony in Mexico, filmed by Marijke Kodden end of 2018. She filmed at the KIVA in India, Germany and Holland as well and produced and launch the documentary end of December 2022.
Synopsis
In 1968 medicine man Raymundo Tigre Perez (Mexico/USA) had a vision. He saw Indigenous Wisdom Keepers from all over the world united in a circular pit - with a fire in the heart - performing a ceremony. A spiritual ceremony for the earth, for peace and well-being of all living beings. Only later did he discover that this was a KIVA, an ancient ceremony held by the Anasazi 3,000 years ago. Hundreds of Indigenous Wisdom Keepers answered his call and these KIVA ceremonies have been taking place all over the world for over 30 years. The KIVA ceremony is a collective call from the indigenous peoples from all continents: they have never lost touch with nature and can, with their ancient wisdom, inspire us to restore the balance and live a more connected and sustainable way of life!
In this documentary we get a unique look at the KIVA ceremony, where numerous Wisdom Keepers gather around a sacred fire and express their love through prayers, ancient rituals, songs and dance. But they also share their concern about caring for Mother Earth and humanity! The viewer is invited to investigate and feel how we can restore our relationship with the earth. “The earth cries and calls her children home!”
For filmmaker Marijke Kodden (1968) nature is the common thread in her life. She worked for more than 10 years for WWF and Staatsbosbeheer and started filming at the unique KIVA ceremonies in the Netherlands in 2018. She then traveled to the KIVA ceremonies in Mexico, India and back to KIVA Holland in 2019. Numerous indigenous Wisdom Keepers were interviewed and together with best friend Rakinah Buttner and Jaap Verhoeven (who joined as an editor on the project) they have made a hopeful documentary, that shows us how we can restore our relationship with the earth - ánd each other!
Visit the website for more info, the proper trailer and info on coming screenings:
www.kiva-wisdomkeepers.com