Greetings ,
Two big events are coming up in the next few weeks. First, a meeting of organizations dedicated to seeing indigenous groups in the Amazon survive and flourish, and second, the festival premiere of Yai Wanonabälewä: The Enemy God.
Indigenous Empowerment
In late March, we will be gathering again with approximately 150 people from a variety of countries and organizations. Our purpose is to continue to build relationships and pursue ways to support and encourage indigenous leaders in the Amazon. A number of leaders from Brazil, Peru, and other countries will be teaching us and helping us to better understand how to interact with and serve their peoples in the Amazon. After a day that is set aside exclusively for the indigenous leaders to meet and brainstorm together, we will be showing the film.
North American Festival Premiere
As we mentioned in our last update, Yai Wanonabälewä: The Enemy God has been selected to screen at the Brilliant Light International Film Festival in Los Angeles in April. The schedule is now set and the film will be screening on Friday night, April 4th, and Sunday afternoon, April 6th. If you are going to be in Southern California at that time, we would love to see you at the festival. We hope to have significant discussions about the story and the filmmaking process with audiences there.
Finally
The situation in Venezuela is still very difficult. The recent sabre-rattling between Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela seems to have settled down, but there is a lot of political tension in the region. We have not heard much news from Coshelewäteli village, other than an 88th birthday celebration for Pepiwa. He is the man who came with his family from North America to serve the Yanomamö more than 50 years ago and became adopted into the community. Please keep the Yanomamö in your prayers this week.
Tom Khazoyan
Producer, Yai Wanonabälewä: The Enemy God
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