Quienes somos – Anakaa Films

About Us

Every step we take aims to empower communities, offering training programs like WayuuLab, festivals, and film showcases that pave the way for their voices to resonate with strength and visibility. We believe in the power of cinema as a bridge to strengthen identities, preserve memory, and build a future where Indigenous communities are the protagonists of their own stories.

We are an Indigenous film and audiovisual production company.

Members of the Wayuu People’s Communication Network, Putchimaajana

Since our beginnings in 2019, we were born with the gift of listening and amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples. We have committed ourselves to strengthening their presence in the world of cinema, promoting the creation of powerful stories about our culture, our dreams, and our reality.

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Mission and Vision

Mission

Encourage and promote Indigenous audiovisual production in all its genres, recognizing and valuing cultural diversity. Strengthen Indigenous communities through the creation, training, dissemination, and broadcasting of content that expresses their identities, knowledge, and stories, thus contributing to the preservation and revitalization of their cultures through cinema.

Vision

To be a globally recognized Indigenous audiovisual production company that promotes and preserves cultural identity, driving sustainable human development and strengthening the voice of Indigenous peoples on both national and international stages.

Founders

Lismari Machado Silva Wayuu Uliana

Indigenous Community Communicator / Photographer and Audiovisual Director. A graduate of the Wayuu People’s School of Communications, Lismari Machado has participated in the first Indigenous Film Lab in Colombia, WayuuLab, where she directed two short films, PAINWASHI and ESPÍRITU DE UN RECICLADOR, and Lapü with SMARTFILMS, all of which were pre-selected. She has worked as a wardrobe assistant on the film "Pájaros de Verano" and as a camera assistant on the television series A Viva Voz for Canal Trece. She also directed her first cinematography for the short documentary La Memoria de la Avispa of Leiqui Uriana (2020). As a photographer for the Turkish International News Agency ANADOLU, Lismari is an active member of the Wayuu People’s Communication Network.

Lismari Machado Silva Wayuu Uliana

Indigenous Community Communicator / Photographer and Audiovisual Director.

Graduated from the Wayuu People Communications School, Lismari Machado has participated in Colombia's first Indigenous Cinema Lab, WayuuLab, where she directed two short films, PAINWASHI and SPIRIT OF A RECYCLER, and Lapu with SMARTFILMS, which were shortlisted.
She has worked as a costume assistant on the film "Pájaros de Verano" and as a camera assistant on the television series "A Viva Voz" for Canal Trece
Additionally, she produced the documentary series "El Buen Vivir" for Canal Trece, featuring nine indigenous communities from Colombia. Lismari is an active member of the Wayuu People Communications Network.

Leiqui Uriana Henríquez Wayuu Sijono

Leiqui del Carmen Uriana is Wayuu from the Sijono clan. She is a filmmaker, a graduate of the Documentary Direction program at the International School of Cinema and Television of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), Cuba. She has experience in filmmaking and audiovisual production. She has participated in several film productions in Venezuela and Colombia since 2005. She is currently the director of the short film "La memoria de la avispa", which is circulating in national and international festivals. She is the co-producer of the Ecuadorian feature documentary "El Ocaso de la Amazonia", directed by Diego Sarmiento (2023), and the general producer of the feature documentaries "Buscando las marcas del Asho’ojoshi" by David Hernández Palmar and Marbel Vanegas (2023) and Ako’yolowaa - Cubrirse el alma by Luzbeidy Monterrosa (2025).

Leiqui Uriana Henríquez Wayuu Sijono

Leiqui del Carmen Uriana is Wayuu from the Sijono clan.

Filmmaker graduated from the Documentary Direction program at the International School of Film and Television of San Antonio de los Baños (EICTV), Cuba. She has experience in filmmaking and audiovisual production.

She has participated in several film productions in Venezuela and Colombia since 2005. She is currently the director of the short film "La memoria de la avispa", which is circulating in national and international festivals. She is the co-producer of the Ecuadorian feature documentary "El Ocaso de la Amazonia", directed by Diego Sarmiento (2023), and the general producer of the feature documentaries "Buscando las marcas del Asho’ojoshi" by David Hernández Palmar and Marbel Vanegas (2023) and Ako’yolowaa - Cubrirse el alma by Luzbeidy Monterrosa (2025).

Co-producers

Luzbeidy Monterrosa

Director and screenwriter in several audiovisual projects. Among them, the film project JülapüinYonna was selected by the National Council of Arts and Culture in Cinematography (CNACC) as a beneficiary. It is currently in the final stage of post-production, filmed entirely in the Guajira.

Luzbeidy Monterrosa

Director and screenwriter

David Hernandez Palmar

Journalist, photographer, and filmmaker with fifteen years of experience in indigenous and Latin American cinema. Curator of Latin American and Caribbean cinema, specializing in indigenous cinema. Member of the Communications Network of the Wayuu People. Director of the Wayaakua Indigenous Audiovisual Foundation. Curator and programmer of the Wayuu Film and Video Showcase. He was a consultant for the special NATIVe selection at the Berlin International Film Festival (2015-2019) and a consultant for the Prince Claus Foundation. He is currently the Director of Alliances and Advocacy and the Focal Point for the Indigenous Film Alliance at INUTW.

David Hernandez Palmar

Journalist, photographer, and filmmaker with fifteen years of experience in Indigenous and Latin American cinema.

Curator of Latin American and Caribbean cinema, specializing in indigenous cinema. Member of the Communications Network of the Wayuu People. Director of the Wayaakua Indigenous Audiovisual Foundation. Curator and programmer of the Wayuu Film and Video Showcase. He was a consultant for the special NATIVe selection at the Berlin International Film Festival (2015-2019) and a consultant for the Prince Claus Foundation. He is currently the Director of Alliances and Advocacy and the Focal Point for the Indigenous Film Alliance at INUTW.

Jona Luna

Community organizer, territory defender, environmental scientist, anthropologist, cultural worker, educator, researcher, and farmer. Member of the Beehive Design Collective and the Polinizaciones process. Cofounder of the environmental arts community association 'Jaguos por el Territorio.' Since 2007, he has supported, created, coordinated, and implemented various community communication initiatives, ecological restoration projects, and artistic skill development in rural communities affected by extractive projects.

Jona Luna

Community organizer, land defender, environmental scientist, anthropologist, cultural worker, educator, researcher, and farmer.

Member of the Beehive Design Collective and the Polinizaciones process. Cofounder of the environmental arts community association 'Jaguos por el Territorio.' Since 2007, he has supported, created, coordinated, and implemented various community communication initiatives, ecological restoration projects, and artistic skill development in rural communities affected by extractive projects.

Local producers

Yelver Florez Camargo Wayuu Epieyu

Audiovisual Director / Location Manager / Field Producer.

A young Wayuu from the Epieyuu clan (1995), Technical High School graduate in nursery management from INTINSA (2012), and a graduate of the Wayuu Communications School, second class (2017). He is currently a member of the Red de comunicaciones wayuu and a partner of the Indigenous Production Company Anakaa Films. He has been involved in field and local production activities within Wayuu territory, with notable participation in the following films: "Pájaros de Verano" (2017), "Regreso al mar de mis Muertos" (2019), "Pimpinero" (2023), and "Cien Años de Soledad" (2023-2024). He has also ventured into audiovisual production, directing several short films, including "Caimaneras" (2019) and "Aipasai" (2022).

Yelver Florez Camargo Wayuu Epieyu

Audiovisual Director / Location Manager / Field Producer. A young Wayuu from the Epieyuu clan (1995), Technical High School graduate in nursery management from INTINSA (2012), and a graduate of the Wayuu Communications School, second class (2017). He is currently a member of the Red de comunicaciones wayuu and a partner of the Indigenous Production Company Anakaa Films. He has been involved in field and local production activities within Wayuu territory, with notable participation in the following films: "Pájaros de Verano" (2017), "Regreso al mar de mis Muertos" (2019), "Pimpinero" (2023), and "Cien Años de Soledad" (2023-2024). He has also ventured into audiovisual production, directing several short films, including "Caimaneras" (2019) and "Aipasai" (2022).

Diego González Wayuu Epieyu

Logistics operator / field producer, graduated from Akuaipa Educational Institution (2015), Wayuu Epiayu (1998). He has participated since 2020 in various productions with Anakaa Films, and has also been involved in different films made in the Wayuu territory, such as field producer for the short film Julapuin Yonna - The Dream of Dancing (2023); art assistant in the feature film Semilla del Desierto (2023); assistant producer for the international feature film The Quest For The Throne of God (2023); and assistant producer for the documentary feature film Buscando las Marcas de Ashojo’ojushi (2023-2025).

Diego González Wayuu Epieyu

Logistics Operator / Field Producer.

He has participated since 2020 in various productions with Anakaa Films, and has also been involved in different films made in the Wayuu territory, such as field producer for the short film Julapuin Yonna - The Dream of Dancing (2023); art assistant in the feature film Semilla del Desierto (2023); assistant producer for the international feature film The Quest For The Throne of God (2023); and assistant producer for the documentary feature film Buscando las Marcas de Ashojo’ojushi (2023-2025).

Luis González Wayuu Epieyu

"I am Wayuu, in a constant learning process for the development of audiovisual production in our region. I am always interested in working as part of a team, with experience in administrative and logistical tasks. I possess the ability to work under pressure and stress. I am a speaker of Wayuunaiki. I have experience in production assistance since 2022, participating in the films produced by Anakaa Films."