Akababuru

Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment

Direction: Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
Screenplay: Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
Production company: Luminiti, SentARTE - Arte con Sentido
Producer: Laura Giraldo Mira, Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí, Olowaili Green Santacruz, JuanEs Díaz Puerta, Laura Rave
Cinematography: Laura Rave Escalante
Edition: Isabella Palacio Mesa, JuanEs Díaz Puerta
Sound: Daniel Giraldo Palacio
Music: Luis Fernando Franco
Animation: Alejandra Castaño Arias
Artistic direction: Carlos Eduardo Castaño Correa
Cast: Heluney Nerio Niaza, Wayra Andrea Aguilar Tascón, Escolástica Yagarí Gónzalez, Kipara Niaza, Isabel Yailu Vergara Niaza, Michel Vanessa Montoya Yagarí, Samy Nerio Niaza, Brandon Estiwar Vente Tascón, Matías Baquiaza Tascón, Clara María Montero Niaza

Runtime: 13:32
Format: Digital
Dialogues: Spanish, Emberá Chamí
Subtitles: English, Spanish
Country: Colombia
Year: 2025

Kari, an Emberá Chamí girl, is afraid to laugh. One day she meets the young woman Kera, who tells her the legend of Kiraparamia: a woman who, according to the elders, was punished by the gods for laughing at her husband. But Kera reinterprets the story: she is convinced that, in reality, Kiraparamia’s laughter set her free. This greatly inspires little Kari, who decides to use laughter to stand up to the children who bully her and her friends.