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The Call of Fayu Ujmu

  • 2002
  • 44m

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.

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Christian Kuchenbuch
  • Lorenzo Añapa
  • Pedro Tenorio Añapa
  • Samuel Añapa
  • Maria Chapiro
  • Humercindo Añapa Melchior
  • Rosa Piachinche

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