INFO
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Director |
Carlos Casas |
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Genre |
Docu-fiction, Experimental |
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Duration |
74’ |
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Year |
2026 |
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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
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Director |
Carlos Casas |
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Genre |
Docu-fiction, experimental |
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Runtime |
74′ |
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Nationality |
Spain, France, UK, Poland |
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Production |
Map Productions Filmika Galaika |
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In co-production with |
La Banda Negra AMI ETNOGRAF |
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With |
Roni Hensilayah |
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Cinematographer |
Benjamin Echazarreta |
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Sound |
Nicolas Becker |
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Editing |
Felipe Guerrero |
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Location sound |
Luca Rullo |
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VFX Color |
Yannig Willman |
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Mixing |
Sen Park |
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Sound design |
Ken Yasumoto |
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Assistant to director |
Brahmantyo Putra |
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Production Coordinator |
Rizky Rahad Riani Singgih Kinari Ardiani |
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Local adviser |
Deni Sugandi |
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Producers |
Carlos Casas Beli Martinez Helena Giron Samuel M. Delgado Elena Hill Krzysztof Dabrowski |
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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
Official Selection
23. Documenta Madrid
2026
Official Selection
15. Rewire | International festival for adventurous music
CARLOS CASAS
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