⚪️ COMPLETED · 2022
THE CUMBRE VIEJA ERUPTION
On the front line of the Cumbre Vieja eruption — following volcanologists as they investigate fresh lava and volcanic ash to better understand how explosive eruptions evolve.
ABOUT the film
This short documentary follows a team of volcanologists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) as they head to the 2021 Cumbre Vieja Eruption on the Island of La Palma.
Working alongside the local INVOLCAN observatory, who was monitoring the evolution of eruption, the UNIGE volcanologists focused more on sampling and analysing the ash and lava flows which can then be compared against historical eruptions.
The scientists explain how investigating the mineral and glass content of the fossil and current lava will offer better insight into how volcanic eruptions of this type evolve.
SCREENING & awards
🥈Honorable mention— UNESCO Earth Futures Festival · 2022
🌋Official selection at the Global Science Film Festival— March 2023
🧊 Official selection at the Geocinema Program of the European Geosciences Union Congress — April 2024
PARTNERS & supporters
A huge thank you to all our supporters and partners for this project: the University of Geneva, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the European Research Council and the Canary Islands Volcanological Institute.