The first of the 12-film Wisdom of the Ancestors documentary series, it is a cinematic journey through timeless lands and Indigenous cultures. Voices from across generations and traditions invite viewers to witness the enduring scars of colonization on lands and peoples, and the healing pathways carried through ancestral wisdom. Entrusted with medicine stories, the film grapples with colonial legacies, intergenerational trauma, and the culture of separation that fragments lives. The film reveals how modernity severs connection to nature, each other, and the ancestral realm, while feeding empty promises of salvation, unlimited consumption and economic growth, and individual happiness.