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Igneous Journal or Chronology of a System Error
“How do you film an erupting volcano?”
6.0 / 10• 2022• 11m•NR• Spanish
Documentary
Storyline
The 19th of September of 2021 the volcanic ridge of Cumbre Vieja, on the island of La Palma started erupting. This eruption lasted until the 13th of December of 2021. Lucía and two other filmmakers decided to travel and register the volcano. This is the journal of the first two days, based on the camera errors and casual conversations that were on the footage: Bad focus, being sleepy, journalists not knowing how to name the eruption, instagram, the crunch of Pringles fries, glutamato monosodico, the radio fluctuating between Prince and Elvis, selfies with the volcano, plans for illegal stuff and the seconds before a final system error.
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lucía Lalor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Igneous Journal or Chronology of a System Error is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
