KRAKATOA

INFO

Director

Carlos Casas

Genre

Docu-fiction, Experimental

Duration

74’

Year

2026

Nationality

Spain, France, UK, Poland

SYNOPSYS

The film follows the last day of Kesuma, a young Bagan fisherman who lives on a bamboo fishing platform near Krakatoa. After a night with no catch, he tends to his nets, unaware of the disaster about to strike. A massive eruption and tsunami destroy everything, leaving him stranded on a deserted island.

Wandering in search of food and water, he traverses barren coasts, lush jungle, and encounters strange life. Seeking refuge in a cave, he descends into a hallucinatory journey through geological eras, lava rivers, and abstraction itself—until an unimaginable climax awaits.

 

KRAKATOA is an ambitious multi- iteration project. It proposes a live cinema, live music performance, immersive sound installation and a feature length film.

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Carlos Casas

Genre

Docu-fiction, experimental

Runtime

74′

Nationality

Spain, France, UK, Poland

Production

Map Productions

Filmika Galaika

In co-production with

La Banda Negra

AMI

ETNOGRAF

With

Roni Hensilayah

Cinematographer

Benjamin Echazarreta

Sound

Nicolas Becker

Editing

Felipe Guerrero

Location sound

Luca Rullo

VFX Color

Yannig Willman

Mixing

Sen Park

Sound design

Ken Yasumoto

Assistant to director

Brahmantyo Putra

Production Coordinator

Rizky Rahad

Riani Singgih

Kinari Ardiani

Local adviser

Deni Sugandi

Producers

Carlos Casas

Beli Martinez

Helena Giron

Samuel M. Delgado

Elena Hill

Krzysztof Dabrowski

Supported by

ICAA

Cabildo de Tenerife

OUTSET UK

FID Lab

Interseccion

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2026 - OSCAR ®, BAFTA ® QUALIFYING
World Premiere
55. International Film Festival Rotterdam
2026
Special Audience Prize for Best Film
20. Punto de Vista - International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra
2026
Official Selection
27. JEONJU International Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
15. First Look - Museum of Moving Image
2026
SNCCI Jury Special Mention
44. Bellaria Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
25. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Film Festival
2026
Live Cinema Version - Official Selection
22. Play-Doc International Film Festival
2026
Jury Prize
23. Documenta Madrid
2026
Official Selection
15. Rewire | International festival for adventurous music
2026
Official Selection
37. FIDMarseille - Festival international de cinéma de Marseille
2026
Official Selection
43. Filmfest München
2026
Installation exhibition
Haus der Kunst
2026
Official Selection
23. Curtocircuito International Film Festival
2026
Special Screening
21. Sole Luna Doc Film Festival
2026 - BAFTA ® QUALIFYING
Green Dox Award Winner
25. Dokufest
2026
Official Selection
10. DokuBaku International Documentary Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
25. Euganea Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
22. 25fps - International Experimental Film and Video Festival
2026
Official Selection
10. Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo Cámara Lúcida
2026
Official Selection
Destellos de Cine - Fundación Audiovisual Margot Benacerraf
2026
Official Selection
47. International Cinematographers' Film Festival MANAKI BROTHERS

CARLOS CASAS

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BIOGRAPHY

Carlos Casas (b. 1974, Barcelona, Spain) is a filmmaker and artist whose practice encompasses film, sound and the visual arts. His works have been presented in International exhibitions like Venice Biennale, Shanghai Biennale, Bangkok Biennale, and Istanbul Biennial. His films have been screened and awarded in festivals around the world, like the Venice Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Mexico International Film Festival, CPH DOX Copenhagen, FID Marseille, to name a few. Retrospectives of his films have been presented international festivals and cinemateques from Madrid, Mexico to Bruxelles, his work has been exhibited and performed in international art institutions and galleries, such as Tate Modern in London, Fondation Cartier, Palais de Tokyo, Centre Pompidou in Paris, NTU CCA Singapore; Hangar Bicocca, and La Triennale in Milan, CCCB Barcelona, Matadero Madrid,  Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Madrid, MAAT Lisbon, GAM Torino, Bozar, Kunsten Festival des Arts Bruxelles … among others.

FILMOGRAPHY

KRAKATOA

2026

 

DESERTS 1.0

2025

 

BESTIARI

2024

 

CEMETERY

2019

 

AVALANCHE

2009 – ongoing