Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2001) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2001 · 93 min · English

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Directed by

David Shapiro, Laurie Gwen Shapiro

This gripping documentary follows artist Tobias Schneebaum’s extraordinary journey from New York City to the jungles of New Guinea and Peru in 1955. He immerses himself in the cultures of these remote lands, and decades later, at 78, Schneebaum returns to the jungle. The film explores his reunion with the tribe and examines the profound secrets behind his personal transformation and artistic development.