AN INHABITED VOLCANO

UN VOLCÁN HABITADO

David Pantaleón and Jose Víctor Fuentes • Spain • 2023 • 66 min. • Digital

David Pantaleón and Jose Víctor Fuentes
• Spain • 2023 • 66 min.

SYNOPSIS

On September 19, 2021, after 50 years, a new volcano emerged on the island of La Palma.  
During the months of the eruption, a group of childhood friends shared audio messages via WhatsApp; creating a daily chronicle of wander and tragedy, far from the media narrative.
“An Inhabited Volcano” is a collective portrait of the friendship and the spirit of the people of a land, which from time to time, have to live through the hypnotic and devastating power of nature.

TRAILER

MARKETS

MECAS International Market of Almost-Finished Films | Las Palmas International Film Festival. Spain (2022)

AWARDS

Special Mention
Cinespaña Film Festival. France (2023)
Premio DOCMA Mejor Largometraje Documental
L’Alternativa Barcelona Independent Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Best Feature Film | Escáner Competition
MÁRGENES Madrid International Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Critics Award for Best Documentary Film
IBIZACINEFEST International Independent Film Festival. Spain (2024)

FESTIVALS & ALTERNATIVE SCREENINGS

Visions du Réel Internacional Documentary Film Festival Nyon | Burning Lights Competition. Switzerland (2023)
DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival. Kosovo (2023)
EthnoKino Film Festival. Switzerland (2023)
Ulju International Mountain Film Festival. South Korea (2023)
SEMINCI Valladolid International Film Festival. Spain (2023)
Cinema Verité International Documentary Film Festival. Iran (2023)
LOS TRABAJOS Y LAS NOCHES, Festival de cine y procesos artísticos. Spain (2023)
MiradasDoc International Film Festival. Spain (2024)
Riga Pasaules Film Festival. Latvia (2024)
Trento Film Festival. Italy (2024)

PRESS

"A thoughtful, poetic meditation on the impact of a recent volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands"

SCREENDAILY • by Jonathan Holland

"A visually captivating documentary that serves as both a chorus and a tribute to the power of community kindness"

REVISTA CALIGARI • by Sabrina Palazzani (Spanish only)

CREW

DIRECTORS
David Pantaleón
Jose Víctor Fuentes

SCREENWRITERS
David Pantaleón
Jose Víctor Fuentes
Fernando Alcántara
Isabel Arencibia

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Isabel Arencibia
Virginia Park

DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
David Pantaleón
Jose Víctor Fuentes

SOUND DESIGN
Raúl Capote

EDITING
Fernando Alcántara

SOUND RECORDIST
Carolina Hernández

COLOR GRADING
Eddy Cardellach

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Carlos Hernández
Laura Millán

FESTIVALS & SALES
María Vera (KINO REBELDE)