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Akababuru: Expresión de asombro

Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment | Akababuru: Ausdruck des Erstaunens
Generation Kplus 2025
© Laura Rave Escalante, José Ramírez Hernández
Kari, an Embera girl, is afraid to laugh. One day she meets the young mestiza 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.
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by Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí (Director, Screenplay)
with 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 Colombia 2025 Emberá-Chamí, Spanish 13' Colour World premiere | Short Film recommendation: 9 years and up

With

  • Heluney Nerio Niaza (Kari)
  • Wayra Andrea Aguilar Tascón (Kera)
  • Escolástica Yagarí Gónzalez (Bania)
  • Kipara Niaza (Kiraparamia)
  • Isabel Yailu Vergara Niaza (Schulkind)
  • Michel Vanessa Montoya Yagarí (Schulkind)
  • Samy Nerio Niaza (Schulkind)
  • Brandon Estiwar Vente Tascón (Schulkind)
  • Matías Baquiaza Tascón (Schulkind)
  • Clara María Montero Niaza (Schulkind)

Crew

Director Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
Screenplay Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
Cinematography Laura Rave Escalante
Editing Isabella Palacio Mesa, JuanEs Días Puerta
Music Luis Fernando Franco
Sound Design Daniel Giraldo Palacio
Production Design Carlos Eduardo Castaño Correa
Casting Sebastián Atehortúa
Animation Alejandra Castaño Arias
Producers Laura Giraldo Mira, Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí
Executive Producers Olowaili Green Santacruz, JuanEs Días Puerta

Produced by

SentARTE -Arte con Sentido

Luminiti

Photos

Irati Dojura Landa Yagarí

The researcher, director and producer of audiovisual content, including the “Ijaraburu” podcast, belongs to the Embera Chamí in Columbia. She has received a number of grants designed to strengthen the cultural projects of Indigenous peoples from the Carolina Foundation, the University of Salamanca and Cultura Survival.

Filmography

2025 Akababuru: Expresión de asombro (Akababuru: Expression of Astonishment); short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025