It’s #HispanicHeritageMonth! We are Pelea Animation, a Colombian-owned 🇨🇴 studio hard at work producing the teaser for our debut film, “Pelea.”

“Pelea” is a 2d short film about a coup in the fictional South American nation of Vivencia. Stay tuned for production updates!

Animation by Malu Mirones

Background for @peleaanimation.bsky.social

Picture this: a 2d hand drawn animated movie taking place in a tricolor (🇨🇴🇻🇪🇪🇨) South American country with a lesbian love story at the heart of it, fungi-based steampunk inventions, and an anti-imperialist plot.

Sound like the type of film you’d want to support? Stay tuned for our fundraiser!

It’s #indieanimationday! We are Pelea Animation, an #indiestudio creating our debut film of the same name, “Pelea.”

The story takes place in Vivencia, a fictional South American country based on 1960’s & 70’s 🇨🇴🇻🇪🇪🇨.

The film talks about real issues of
imperialism with #steampunk elements.

Thank you for your amazing artwork Ricardo! 💚

First up, these two backgrounds I painted for @peleaanimation.bsky.social. I had the job of painting a lush Colombian jungle scene and the destruction of that same jungle for oil drilling. I was out of my comfort zone for the latter because of the heavy machinery and the oil drills-

The teaser for our debut film of the same name as our studio, “PELEA”, is currently in the works. Stay tuned for details of our upcoming fundraising campaign and how you can support the studio.⁣⁣
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#pelea #peleaanimation #peleafilm #indieanimation

At Pelea Animation, we merge creativity with purpose, using hand-drawn 2D animation to shed light on urgent social and environmental issues.

By collaborating with artists, activists, and storytellers from around the world, we craft films that not only entertain but also educate and inspire action.⁣

Welcome to Pelea Animation.⁣⁣
Animation is more than entertainment—it’s a force for change.⁣⁣
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The word “pelea” means “fight” in Spanish, and that is exactly what we do — fight for important causes through art.

We are an independent studio currently producing our first animated short film.

Daya Rojas is full of rage — and she has every right to be 😤!
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We are hard at work producing the teaser for our debut animated short film “Pelea.”

Stay tuned for updates on our upcoming kickstarter campaign.⁣
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Expression in our finalized character design style by Frida Velazquez

Without an end to the armed conflict that drove them away from home, they can’t return to their territories. The Emberá dream is to be able to go home. ⁣Until they are able to return to their territories, they deserve just and dignified living conditions in the cities they seek refuge in. ⁣

The Reality for people living in La Rioja:⁣⁣
⛰️Overflowing sewage⁣⁣
⛰️Dangerous cooking conditions (over 80 gas tanks)⁣⁣
⛰️Outbreaks of TB, gastric, and intestinal diseases⁣⁣
⛰️Children exposed to contaminated water⁣⁣
⛰️26 children have died since 2024 in UPI La Rioja⁣⁣

This is artwork I made for Humanconet’s campaign for the displaced Emberá people seeking refuge in Bogotá.

Just 2 km from the Colombian Presidential Palace, over 1,800 Emberá people, displaced by armed conflict, are living in dangerously overcrowded conditions meant for only 450 inhabitants.⁣⁣

Pelea Animation is an indie animation studio dedicated to bringing anti imperialist films to life.

“Pelea”, our debut film of the same name as our studio, is a 2D animated short film currently in production.

The film is about land defense in South America, this is our first poster. #pelea #2d