Born in the Jungle
During late 1950s in Venezuela, nine-year-old Elizabeth’s summer break takes a wild turn when her little brother Leo vanishes into the jungle. She must swap her books for bravery not only to find her brother but also to rescue a mystical furry animal from captivity and bring him back up to the legendary Tepui mountain.
Team
Director: Edmunds Jansons
Script: Lote Eglīte, Līga Gaisa
Art Design: Elīna Brasliņa
Animation Director: Mārtiņš Dūmiņš
Director's Assistant: Linda Stūre
Editors: Michal Poddebniak, Edmunds Jansons
Composer: Kšištof Aleksandr Jančak
Co-producers: Piotr Szczepanowicz (PL), Vladimír Lhoták (CZ)
Production manager: Agne Skane
Producer: Sabīne Andersone-Jansone
Production Company: Atom Art
Co-production Company: Letko (Poland), Hausboot (Czech Republic)
Financial Support: National film Centre of Latvia, State Culture Capital Foundation, The Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA, Polish Film Institute, Czech Film Fund, Latvian Mobile Telephone (LMT)
Technical information
Lenght: 72’
Screen ratio: 16:9
Colors: Colored
Sound: 5,1., Stereo
Animation Technique: 2D Computer Animation
Year: 2026
