Floating with Spirits

Floating with Spirits is a cinematic virtual reality experience in which Mazatec sisters Jocelynne and Jaquelyne share ancestral stories and the mystical cosmogony their shaman grandmother told them. They live in the misty mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, in a village surrounded by giant Ceiba trees and life-filled rivers. The landscape holds memories and knowledge of the community.

Stories of the ancestors

As the sisters explore the surrounding nature and prepare for the Day of the Dead, they tell stories of their ancestors. During these days, the spirits of loved ones descend into the world of the living, drawn by candlelight, Cempasuchil flowers on the altars and the scent of their favorite meals, to share a moment with the living.

Spirits of nature

The girls’ imagination carries the experience into the world of ancestral and nature spirits. A shamanic dance ritual opens a portal to the secret worlds of four spirits of nature. Each spirit shares a secret that helps you form a new connection with ancestral Mazatec knowledge.