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What audiences are saying about the film, click here. For a listing of festival screenings and awards, click here. Read behind-the-scenes stories you may have missed. Our news archives can be found here. Click here to read articles about the film: ScriptMag on-line article - April 2009 (Written by Christopher Bessette, Writer) • Niagara This Week - November 2008 (Interview with Christopher Bessette, Director) • Summit Daily News - June 2008 (Our appearance at the Breckenridge Festival of Film.) • Student Filmmaker Magazine - July 2007 (Note: Our lead make-up artist wrote this article for the benefit of student filmmakers.) • Belize Times - December 2006 (140 Mayas in a movie) |
June 23, 2009 - How Does An Anthropologist View The Film? We recently had a chance to interview Dr. Jim Yost, a well-known authority on indigenous cultures in the Amazon region. He talks about the spiritual world of the Yanomamö and the issue of culture change for indigenous peoples. You can hear his comments on our "TRAILERS" page. (click here) May 19, 2009 - Two Denver Screenings This Week Meet Mike Dawson, a man who grew up with and still lives with the Yanomamö in Venezuela. He is coming to Denver this week to talk about the film and what is happening today among the Yanomamö communities in Venezuela. We have two special screenings of the film scheduled:
Details of both events can be found on our community site events page (click here). May 5, 2009 - Special Screenings We're still working on broader distribution for the film. This month our sales agent will be at the Cannes Film Market in France to screen the film for overseas buyers. We have had inquiries from several companies and are patiently waiting for things to develop. Two upcoming screenings are on the calendar. This week (May 8th) there is a screening in southern California. The other is in the Denver area on May 21st. You can get more information on our film community site. We are also working right now on a limited theatrical run for the film in Denver. The Denver Film Society is interested in a screening at the Starz FilmCenter in the coming months. When dates are set, we'll spread word via our e-mail lists (sign up above) and our other social networks (Facebook & Twitter) March 30, 2009 - European TV/Film Market We are pleased to be a part of MIP-TV this week in Cannes, France. The Enemy God is being promoted by our distributor at the large media market held this week (Mar 30- Apr 3). The market is where films like ours are purchased by broadcasters all over Europe and the rest of the world.  Our aim is to license the film to television stations and home video distributors in different countries. We are one of many, many films and television shows at the market. We are hoping that The Enemy God 'clicks' in a special way with programmers in Europe. February 3, 2009 - On-Line Community Launched How would you like to ask a question of the Director, get more 'behind-the-scenes' information about the film and how we made it, or learn more about the world of the Yanomamö from folks who live with them? Now we have a place where that happens: our Behind The Enemy God on-line community. Many of the crewmembers who worked on the film are members, as are a few castmembers, including one of our K'ekchi stars! We are posting new photos and videos, and there are blog articles and discussions where you can ask questions and learn more about the Yanomamö and the film itself. Please join us and join the conversation. Just click on the 'COMMUNITY' tab on this page (above). We would love to hear from you, your questions, and your comments if you've seen the film. January 26, 2009 - DVDs available! We are pleased to announce that we have revised this site to include two new features. First, we have a "store" tab that will lead you to the place where you can purchase our "pre-release edition" DVD. This DVD includes the whole film, plus a behind-the-scenes video, a short documentary that explores the worldview of the Yanomamo, and a movie trailer. Click here to go directly to the store. Second, we have a new "community" tab on this site which takes you to "Behind The Enemy God", a place where fans of the film and inquisitive on-lookers can ask questions, post comments, and learn more about the film and the Yanomamo themselves. This community will grow over time. Be sure to lend your voice by becoming a member today. November 25, 2008 - European screening Our first screening on the Continent was a great success. It was a new experience to watch the film with both Italian and English subtitiles. The audience gathered for the Sabaoth Int'l Film Festival in Milan, Italy really loved the film and we had many great conversations after the screening. Europe is very culturally diverse and we are looking for the best ways to make the film available in European language versions.  The award ceremony
for the Sabaoth festival was held in a large
arena during the music festival portion of the event. October 29, 2008 - Best Director award from the Arpa Festival  Many people commented on the power and uniqueness of the film. Here is what the Festival Director, Alex Kalognomos said about it, "This
challenges you. This rewards you. This opens your heart. This just
penetrates your soul and makes a remote people that you may not think
you have a lot in common with, you realize their identity is as
important to them as it is with those of us who are so swept away with
our own modern lives.
It took the integrity and the truth that is inherent in documentary film making and put it into a feature film in a way I had never seen before. This is something that is totally innovative about this film." Our deepest thanks to all of the festival organizers for a great festival. October 20, 2008 - Screening this weekend in L.A. • We invite you to come see The Enemy God if you are in the Los Angeles area. Nominated as Best Feature Film at the Arpa International Film Festival, the film screens on Saturday, Oct 25th, at 12:00 noon. The festival takes place at the historic Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Blvd. Click here for tickets and festival information. Hope to see you there!  October 7, 2008 - Important New York Times article. • This article in yesterday's New York Times highlights some of the controversy over the government's neglect of the Yanomamö and other indigenous groups in the Amazonas region. Click here to read the article. Our goal is help the voice of the Yanomamö to be heard above all of the din of the outside "experts." October 1, 2008 - Redemptive Storytelling and Moving Into Europe • A unique festival is being held for the third year in Virginia, Oct 31-Nov 1. The Redemptive Film Festival describes itself this way: "The
Redemptive Film Festival is an international film festival aimed at
providing a forum for filmmakers to showcase and be rewarded for their
work on themes that depict the redemptive purposes of God, either
through human beings or supernatural occurrences; and to participate in
the process of redeeming and empowering victims of modern day slavery."
The Enemy God has been selected as the winner of a "Redemptive Storyteller Award". We are honored to be a part of a festival with such a great vision for the power of film. • We have also been invited to screen The Enemy God at the Sabaoth Film Festival in Milan, Italy. The film is a finalist in the "Best Feature Film" category. The festival runs from November 12-15 and is part of a larger music and arts festival. You can find more information at their web site: Sabaoth Film Festival. September 11, 2008 - Great Lakes Independent Film Festival • We are honored to receive two more award nominations, for "Best Religious/Spiritual Film" and "Best International-American Crossover Film". If you live in the mid-west, here is a very quickly approaching festival. We received news last weekend of our selection to this festival in Erie, PA held between September 25 and 28th. The Enemy God will screen on Sunday, September 28th at 12:30PM. Go the festival web site for ticket and venue information: www.greatlakesfilmfest.com September 5, 2008 - Latino Festival in San Francisco • We are pleased to be a part of the 12th Annual International Latino Film Festival in San Francisco, CA - November 7-23rd. More details on screening times will follow. August 12, 2008 - Award Nomination and more news. • The Enemy God has received a nomination for "Best Feature Film" from the 11th Annual Apra International Film Festival, to be held in Hollywood, October 24-26, 2008. • We are pleased to announce that Ostrow and Company has joined our team as Producer's Representatives for The Enemy God. Page Ostrow and her team are introducing the film to domestic and foreign distributors. June 30, 2008 - Cinematography Award in New Mexico. • The Enemy God was honored with the award for "Best Cinematography" at the Talking Stick Film Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico.   Tom and Matt accept the award for "Best Cinematography" on behalf of John Petrella (Dir. of Photography) and our incredible camera crew and film lab. June 19, 2008- Recent developments • We travel to Santa Fe, NM for the Talking Stick Film Festival - June 21-26. You can see more clips from films at TSFF on a very cool, indigenous web TV channel, www.isuma.tv. Our trailer is up there on the Talking Stick channel. • June 5-8 was the Breckenridge Festival of Filmin Breckenridge, CO. We screened the film twice. After the Saturday night screening we had a Q&A and discussion time led by a faith and media professor. You can read a bit more about the festival in a "Summit Daily News" article (click on it in the left side of the page.)  Tom Khazoyan talks about The Enemy God film during a filmmaker panel at Breckenridge. • Also in June, the film will screen at the Swansea Life Film Festival in Swansea, Wales, UK, and the Talking Stick Film Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Christopher Bessette (Director), Colin Moore (Colorist), and Matt Castagna (Producer) in the DaVinci suite at Technicolor in Toronto. May 2008- Recent developments • It is a busy time for us! Two more festivals have invited us to screen The Enemy God film: the Swansea Life Film Festival in Swansea, Wales, UK, and the Talking Stick Film Festival in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Swansea is in early-June, Talking Stick is late-June. The Swansea festival offers our first opportunity to screen the film in the UK's biggest festival. The Talking Stick Festival is focused on indigenous stories, issues, and spirituality. We are very grateful to be able to help bring the Yanomamö story to these audiences.  April 2008  • We are pleased to announce that The Enemy God has been chosen as an official selection of the Breckenridge Festival of Film, June 5-8, 2008. This festival, held for the past 27 summers here in Colorado, is a chance to show the film in our own backyard, as it were. You can find out more about the festival from their web site (Breckenridge Festival of Film.) Come see us if you want to spend a few days in the glorious Rocky Mountains in June. • We have recently been honored by the Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles. Click here for more information.   |
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