The Call of Fayu Ujmu
(Der Ruf des Fayu Ujmu)
Germany/Ecuador, 2002, 44 min, color
In Spanish; English subtitles
Der Ruf des Fayu Ujmu © DEFA-Stiftung
Credits:
| Simon, Rainer |
| Simon, Rainer |
| Sputh, Frank |
| Añapa, Lorenzo |
| Añapa, Pedro Tenorio |
| Añapa, Samuel |
| Chapiro, Maria |
| Kuchenbuch, Christian |
| Melchior, Humercindo Añapa |
| Piachinche, Rosa |
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Synopsis
A 13-year-old Indian boy is found unconscious after being attacked in the jungle by the evil spirit Fayu Ujmu. A shaman attempts to ritually tame the spirit and advises the boy’s father to capture it. This story is based on a Chachi Indian legend; it was shot with indigenous inhabitants of the jungle community of Loma Linda, on the Rio Cayapas.
This film can be purchased on DVD as part of Rainer Simon's Latin American Trilogy.
Awards
| 2004 | Jury Prize of the Festival del Riu, Tortosa (Spain) |
| 2004 | Official Selection, Festival of Indigenous Film, Chile |
| 1999 | Official Selection, Festival of Indigenous Film, Guatemala |
| 1996 | Official Selection, Festival of Indigenous Film, Bolivia |
