Mwm Studios has acquired the rights to adapt Lynette Wallworth's virtual reality experience Awavena as an animated feature.

Awavena, which premiered at Sundance and is screening in the Vr competition lineup of the Venice Film Festival, follows the true story of Hushahu, a woman who fought against tradition to become the first-ever female shaman of the Yawanawa people, an indigenous tribe in the Amazon.

Wallworth combines documentary footage with a Vr immersive experience that re-creates the spiritual visions of the shaman. The 18-minute work tells how Hushahu's mentor Tata comes to believe the survival of the Yawanawa depends on his ...