The Yibvlidjians' discovery that earth did not explode on December 31, 2012 was only the beginning of their adventures on earth. Thirteen years passed, during which time Cchhär married the optician Maya, and Dröuh met and married a human named Amanda. Cchhär and Maya were blessed with two sons, Diehn and Frankh, while Dröuh and Amanda welcomed Leif. The two families shared a common bond and saw each other as extended family.
Diehn, Frankh and Leif were raised with the ancient accounts stating that the survivors of Yibvlidj lost the power of teleportation when they arrived on earth at the beginning of 2012. The Yibvlidjian blood in them caused them to learn fast, and despite their age, they quickly became smarter than the average human with a doctoral degree.
Find out what happens in the movie below!
Inspiration and back story:
The thrilling sequel to Yibvlidj Apocalypse, The Heirs of Djeek was my final project for my video production class. I took into account feedback from the first movie, such as the fact that the first movie only showed them reading the history, but didn't show it in flashbacks. Also, as Yibvlidj is a touch hard to pronounce (indeed, people struggled with it in the productions of both movies), I named Djeek in a manner easier to pronounce.
As with the first installment, I would like to thank everyone who helped me out with this one. I would also like to mention that I dedicated this to Gabriel Timothy Yoder, who was born and passed away on the same day, shortly before production started on this due to complications with spina bifida. As a result, his father Andrew, who played Dröuh in the first movie, was unavailable to participate in this one.
Director and Producer: Steven Sauke
Filmed by Steven Sauke, Russell Dorsey, Jimmy Smith
Edited by Steven Sauke
CAST
Cchhär: Charlie Ostlie
Maya: Darcy Jamieson
Diehn: Daniel Newman
Frankh: Franklin Tausher
Leif: Levi Tausher
Narrator/Djeekan Pioneer: Zach McCue
Djeekan Pioneer: Steven Sauke
Descendants of the Maya: Charlie Ostlie and Jimmy Smith
Bigfoot: Russell Dorsey
Loch Ness Monster: Himself
With apologies to Los del Río, who actually composed and performed the Macarena
Trivia:
- As with the first movie, all characters (except for Maya, who was named after the ancient civilization) were named after the actors who portrayed them, but adapted to sound Yibvlidjian and Djeekan.
- The Loch Ness Monster graciously played himself. It was a bit of a thankless job, as none of the characters even noticed him in the background!
- The talented actors who brilliantly played Frankh and Leif, though cousins in the movie, are brothers in real life.
- Being ten years older than he was when this movie was made, the talented actor who masterfully portrayed Diehn is himself engaged to be married later this year. I'm excited for him and his fiancée!
- The amazing actress who portrayed Maya is my cousin, and is now married (not to her on-screen husband). She has one of the cutest little sons you could imagine. Think of the cutest kid you've met. He's cuter. (I might be slightly biased, but my point stands. So does Darcy's son, who is now a toddler. I hope he reads this when he's a teenager!)
