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Australian artist Lynette Wallworth travels to the Amazon to explore psychedelics and death

Stephan A Russell
14 November, 2025
ABC News

Watching Ross and Dwyer's minds open in Edge of Life is remarkable, as is the peace the treatment brings to many of their patients, who share their stories in the luminous documentary.

"Justin ends up saying, 'We're like babies'," Wallworth says. 

"And honestly, I really think we could do with more humility in Western culture. We have lost a lot of capacity and are on a trajectory to move even further away from the contemplative state."

Muka speaks beautifully on the subject. 

"There are many different possibilities of us understanding death, between the white man's view and Indigenous peoples," he says. 

"Naturally, I don't want to die either. I would like to live forever and have so many stories. But we must understand and accept it."

Muka encouraged the doctors to embrace acceptance. 

"For me, this connection was like bringing light into shadow," Muka says.

The Yawanawá share this wisdom freely, despite the terrible history of colonialism that has ravaged their lands and forcibly obscured their culture.

"Participating in this film strengthens the work we have done, which is asking that the original people must be respected," Muka says.

"When Lynette opened her heart with Tashka, and when they offered us this opportunity, I told myself, 'I'm going to take my values to the world'.

"I hope that this film may be like seeds planted in everyone's heart."

The trailer for the film:

EDGE OF LIFE | Official Trailer | In Cinemas Soon