ENCHANTED
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SEASON 1: MUSIC AND STORYTELLING WITH CHIEF ISKUKUA YAWANAWA & FAMILY
SIMILAR PROJECTS CURRENTLY STREAMING
SEASON 1:
MUSIC AND STORYTELLING WITH CHIEF ISKUKUA YAWANAWA & FAMILY
STORY 1: YAWA SHUVINI SHENIPAHU
“THE BOAR PEOPLE”
In this episode we hear the tale of how the YAWANAWA (“The Boar people) became the boar people of the Amazon Rainforest from Iskukua and his legendary father, Nixiwaka.
STORY 2: THE FIRST INSTRUMENT
Colonization was very hard on the people of the Rainforest. But there was a silver lining that came from this and that is the story of the first instrument, played by Iskukua’s Grandfather, that was left behind from this destruction and changed the way the amazon tribes convey their sacred chants and songs. This is the origin story of the music we hear them playing today.
STORY 3: SHAKAPA SHENIPAHU
“THE LITTLE CRAB”
A cute, charming, and dangerous tale of the little crab shaman as he negotiates for his life to a predator, the spiritual power he possesses.
STORY 4: ARAE ARAE
“THE UGLY BIRD”
There is power in the abilities you uniquely have form others. Not all that glitters is gold. Strength can appear within us in the most curious ways.
STORY 5: MÃMA MÃTIAMANI
“HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER”
The communities and social structures of the Amazon have been in practice far past our known history books. Hear from an ancient lineage a story of leadership that exists nowhere else in the texts of the modern world.
SEASON 2 & BEYOND:
In future seasons we will travel deeper into the jungle to hear compelling stories from Spiritual Leaders of other tribes in the Amazon. For example, we can tell the love story between the Prince of the Ashaninka tribe who recently married the Princess of the Puyanawa tribe, highlighting their historical union and how they meld their traditions and show their differences, which is also their strength.
MUSIC WE’VE PRODUCED WITH ISKUKUA
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the
MAKE.BELIEVE.PICTURES
team
NICK WARAKSA
As an Emmy & Cannes award winning filmmaker and animator, Nick has worked on projects ranging between A-list actors and musicians, fortune-500 companies, and traveling the world making documentary content for indigenous tribes that the United Nations has credited to gaining them global sovereignty of their cultures, and original TV show content with his partners at Make.Believe.Pictures.
STEPHANIE COMER
Manager/Producer and owner of Sol22, Stephanie has been nurturing and guiding A-list talent throughout the past 20yrs of her career in mainstream Hollywood. She is a student of indigenous cultures and wisdom from around the world, visiting a number of tribes in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil. She is passionate about telling extraordinary stories which explore the human condition and our connection to nature, to awaken humanity’s curiosity about this wondrous world we live in.
BRYAN MIR
Director and Producer, Bryan Mir, has worked with countless top names in the film and the music industry from John Legend and Sara Bareilles to Slash and Jason Mraz. He now pioneers indigenous content and original TV shows at Make.Believe.Pictures.
CHRIS NUÑEZ
Chris Nuñez is a respected figure and influential voice in the world of body art from his decades of television personality work on Ink Masters and Miami ink. Chris is now producing and directing original documentaries and TV shows with Make.Believe.Pictures.
