Q&A

Sheffield DocFest Spotlights: Runa Simi

Directed by: Augusto Zegarra
Runtime: 1h 20min Certificate: PG

Details

Directed by: Augusto Zegarra
Runtime: 1h 20min Certificate: PG
Country: Peru

For Peruvian father Fernando, dubbing animations in his indigenous language is about more than just likes on YouTube.

Quechua is the most spoken indigenous dialect in South America, and it’s also an endangered language. Seeing how his dubbed clips spread joy and give Quechua speakers access to entertainment they’re usually excluded from, Fernando dreams bigger. The voice actor from Cusco sets his sights on an enormous task – to dub the whole of Disney’s The Lion King into his native language.

Runa Simi (the original name for the Quechua language) follows Fernando’s travails as he steps out of his comfort zone to fight for his dream – to see a Quechua-speaking Simba on screen.

Followed by a Q&A with director Augusto Zegarra.

This screening will be Open Captioned and a British Sign Language interpreter will be visible on stage throughout the Q&A.

In this joint curation between Bertha DocHouse and Sheffield DocFest, audiences are invited to discover the gems, highlights and new voices in non-fiction cinema which premiered in the past festival edition.

Screening times and booking

Tue 26th May 18:20
Q&A

Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings.

Prices

Adult: £12.5

Senior: £10

Student: £10

Please note: There are only 5 mins of trailers before our screenings.

Prices

Adult: £12.5

Senior: £10

Student: £10