The Call of Fayu Ujmu

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.

Country:

Germany,

Ecuador

Genre:

Documentary,

Drama

Duration:

44 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Rainer Simon

Cast:
Christian Kuchenbuch

Lorenzo Añapa

Pedro Tenorio Añapa

Samuel Añapa

Maria Chapiro

Crew:
Frank Sputh

Cinematography

Rainer Simon

Writer

Rainer Simon

Director