2008 Great Lakes Film Festival 

Yai Wanonabalewa (The Enemy God)

Spiritual

Director: Christopher Bessette

Run Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Website: http://www.TheEnemyGod.com

Screening: Sunday September 28 12:30PM

Synopsis:  

Shake is a powerful shaman of the Yanomamo people. His desire is to use his power to heal and protect. Tracing his life and the life of his community over 40 years of their history, Shake tells how he and his people grapple with new ideas from the outside world and the challenging decisions they make to maintain their identity and survive as a people.

Yai Wanonabalewa: The Enemy God gives a voice to a group of indigenous people as they tell their own dramatic story. The film recounts the true story of a Yanomamo shaman and the supernatural struggle for the survival of his people. It is the result of a collaboration of storytellers and filmmakers from Venezuela, Belize, Canada, and the United States.

Starring: 

Alejandro Sam
Lead Actor 

Denielle Broer
Supporting Actor 

Don Worley
Supporting Actor 

Doroteo Cho
Supporting Actor 

Juan Mes
Voice-Over 

Mark Sadr
Supporting Actor 

Martie Ashworth
Supporting Actor 

Mateo Coc
Lead Actor 

Regina Cho
Lead Actor 

Richard Tiul
Lead Actor 

Santiago Sanchez
Supporting Actor 

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