Talking with Fish and Birds

In the Amazon rain forest live the last remaining Zaparo Indians - once one of the largest populations of this region, today they are in danger of extermination. This film tells the story of the family of the last shaman of the Ecuadorian Zaparos - Manari (Cayman) Ushigua, who died in 1997. His wisdom is largely responsible for the Zaparos’ being able to preserve their culture: he protected them from encroachments by Catholic missionaries and Protestant sects. Today, they continue to live existentially bound to the world of the jungle spirits, in harmony with nature.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Cinematography: Frank Sputh
Editing: Katrin Ewald
Sound: Alejandro Santillan
Production: Rainer Simon, Germany T.-F. +49 331 270 0358 rainersimonch2@t-online.de
Producers: Rainer Simon, Frank Sputh
Format: DVD Color
Production Country: Germany-Ecuador
Production Year: 1998
Duration: 43
Contact: Rainer Simon, Germany T.-F. +49 331 270 0358 rainersimonch2@t-online.de

Rainer Simon

Filmography

(selected)
1966 Freunde von Werbellinsee/Friends from Werbellinsee
1982 Das Luftschiff/The Airship
1984 Die Frau und der Fremde/The Woman and The Stranger
1988 Die Besteigung des Chimborazo/The Ascent of Chimborazo
1992 Bruderchen und Schwesterchen/Little Brother and Little Sister (short)
1994 Os colores de tigua/The Colors of Tigua
1999 Hablando con peces y pajaros/Talking with Fish and Birds
2002 El grito del Fayu Ujmu/The Call of Fayu Ujmu