Born in the Jungle
During the school summer break, nine-year-old Elisabeth joins her family in the Venezuelan rainforest far away from their Latvian homeland. When Mum and Dad fly their plane to the city, Elisabeth volunteers to look after her four-year-old brother Leo. But soon Leo disappears in the thick dark jungle and Elisabeth must bring him back home before their parents return.
Team
Director: Edmunds Jansons
Script: Lote Eglīte, Līga Gaisa
Art Design: Elīna Brasliņa
Animation: Mārtiņš Dūmiņš
Composer: Kšištofs Aleksandrs Jančaks
Producer: Sabīne Andersone
Production manager: Agne Skane
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
