Yai Wanonabalewa : the enemy god / [print]
Enemy god
10X Productions presents a film by Christopher Bessette ; produced by Matt Castagna, Tom Khazoyan ; written and directed by Christopher Bessette.
- Pre-release edition.
- Littleton, Colorado: 10X Productions, (c)2008.
- 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. +
Special features: Shamanism (11 min.), Bautista (Shake) Cajicuwa's thank you (1 minutes), Behind the scenesof The enemy god (6 minutes), trailer (1:25 minutes).
Music, Tim Alberts ; director of photography, John Petrella ; editor, Tom Khazoyan ; executive producer, Bautista "Shoefoot" Cajicuwa ... [and others] ; make-up artist, Alison Chilen. Music, Tim Alberts ; director of photography, John Petrella ; editor, Tom Khazoyan ; executive producer, Bautista "Shoefoot" Cajicuwa ... [and others] ; make-up artist, Alison Chilen.
The film tells the true story of a Yanomamo shaman "Shoefoot" and the supernatural struggle for the survival of his people. The film immerses the audience in the lives, culture, and worldview of this indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin. [Here, where the spirit world and the natural world merge, Shoefoot has reached the highest honor of Yanomamo shaman can attain that of "child eater". Traveling in the spirit to an enemy's village to loose your demons upon their young results in many deaths, and the reverence of your people. Shoefoot has possession of many spirits, but the Spirit most feared by all Yanomamo is one they call Yai Wanonabalewa--the Enemy God.