Biognosis

About Biognosis

The McKenna Academy’s BioGnosis project aims to renovate and digitize an immensely important collection of 150,000 biological specimens currently housed at the Herbarium of the Amazon in Iquitos, Peru. The herbarium includes vital knowledge on how the indigenous people use the plants for healing.

Biognosis is a 2023 documentary film directed by Christina Chaya and Greg Hemmings. Released in December 2023, it runs 32 minutes.

Dennis J. McKenna plays Narrator (voice).

In the United States it streams on Gaia Amazon Channel.