Yai Wanonabalewa: The Enemy God
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.

Yai Wanonabalewa: The Enemy God is a true
story of the Yanomamo people of the
Amazon. Told from their perspective, using an
almost entirely indigenous non-professional,
cast, the film traces the history of several
communities as they struggle with the impact
of new ideas on their lives and culture.