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Runa Simi

Documentary | Full HD | Color | 85:00 | Peru | 2025

​A Peruvian voice actor embarks on an audacious quest to persuade Disney to dub The Lion King into Quechua, hoping to save his native language—only to discover that the journey becomes a deeply personal odyssey of fatherhood and activism, with his 8-year-old son by his side.

Festival and Screenings :

2025 | Tribeca Festival - Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Director;

2025 | Guadalajara International Film Festival - Official Selection

2025 | Sheffield DocFest - Youth Jury Award

2025 | Lima Film Festival - Audience Award - Special Jury Mention for Best Documentary -       OIT and Cinetrab Award for Best Documentary

2025 | Santiago International Film Festival - Special Jury Mention for Best Film

2025 | Ancash Film Festival

2025 | Lone Peak Film Festival

2025 | Biarritz Film Festival - Audience Award

2025 | Mill Valley International Film Festival - Official Selection

2025 | AFI Latino Film Festival - Official Selection

2025 | Minneapolis Cinelatino Film Festival - Audience Award;

2025 | Bozeman Doc Series - Official Selection

2025 | Seattle International Film Festival DocFest - Official Selection

2025 | Glasgow Youth Film Festival - Official Selection

2025 | DocsMX - Jury Award for Best Documentary

2025 | SFFILM Doc Stories - Official Selection

2025 | Unorthodocs - Official Selection

2025 | Cine Ayllu - Official Selection

2025 | Trujillo Film Festival - Official Selection

2026 |Palm Springs International Film Festival -. Official Selection                     

Cast & Crew :

Cast: Fernando Valencia & Dylan Valencia 
Director: Augusto Zegarra
Cinematography: Renzo Rivas
Editors: Carlos Rojas Felice
Producers: Paloma Iturriaga & Claudia Chavez Levano
Sound : Gustavo Barrionuevo
Music: Pauchi Sasaki
Production company: Estudio Alaska 88

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