A 12-part documentary series exploring ancestral Kichwa medicine through the knowledge and practices of midwives, healers, and community knowledge keepers in northern Ecuador.
Kichwa & Spanish · English subtitles · 12 episodes
Documentary films and series exploring birth,
traditional care, ancestral knowledge,
and reproductive justice.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Produced by APAK TV as part of its La Tullpa: Medicina Ancestral series, these episodes feature members of the Asociación de Parteras Pakarichik Warmikuna in Otavalo, Imbabura, Ecuador. The series documents knowledge surrounding traditional midwifery, medicinal plants, bodywork, pregnancy, postpartum care, healing, and the transmission of ancestral knowledge across generations.
Komadrona Media Lab presents these episodes with English subtitles under licensed exhibition rights.
