Carlos Casas reimagines the 1883 eruption of the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, one of the greatest natural disasters of the modern era, as a sensory and cosmic experience. The film follows Kesuma, a young Javanese fisherman who survives an explosion and a devastating tsunami, finding himself on a deserted island. From here begins a physical and perceptual descent into the depths of the Earth, through a landscape that constantly shifts into organic matter, hallucinatory visions, and sonic vibrations. In his ongoing search for a language that intertwines cinema, installation, and sound experimentation, Casas’s film-opera transforms catastrophe into an immersive experience, questioning the relationship between human beings and the primal forces of nature, where creation and destruction are part of the same process.

This film contains flashing lights and loud sounds. Viewer discretion is advised for people with photosensitive epilepsy or sensitivity to intense visual and auditory stimuli.

Carlos Casas studied Fine Arts, Film and Design in Barcelona and Vienna. In 1998 he received a scholarship to the Fabrica research centre. His films have screened at IFFR and Tate Modern. Krakatoa was selected for IFFR 2026.