UNDER THE VOLCANO

On a remote Caribbean Island, in the shadow of a volcano, the world’s biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.

Directed by: Gracie Otto
Produced by: Cody Greenwood
Distributor: Universal Pictures

Awards and Festivals:

Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2021
Finalist ‘Best Australian Documentary’ Sydney Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Melbourne International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Doc Edge Nz 2021
Official Selection Beat Film Festival Russia 2021
Official Selection Boulder International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Cinefestoz Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival 2021
WA Screen Culture Awards Nomination For ‘Innovation In Documentary’

REVIEWS:

https://cine-vue.com/2021/03/sxsw-2021-under-the-volcano-review.html 'Bookended by contemporary footage taken from the exclusion zone created by the devastating 1995 eruption, Under the Volcano’s closing tracks are told in sombre, minor tones, but this snapshot of the pre-digital era preserves a timeless bounty that overflows with love and will live long in the memory’.

https://cineaddiction.com/2021/03/23/under-the-volcano-review/ ‘Under the Volcano will captive audiences around the world by displaying their favourite artists without dwelling in the already frequent backstage footage we are so accustomed to and by enlightening the world to where they got the energy to pursue and enrich their careers’.

http://filmireland.net/2021/04/26/2021-sxsw-film-festival/ ‘Under the Volcano was a brilliantly told, well informed piece and one of the best music documentaries of the year so far’.

https://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2021/03/22/under-the-volcano-review-dir-gracie-otto-2021-sxsw/ 'A wonderful look at one of the world’s greatest music recording havens; a must for music fans of that era and one of the best music docs we’ve seen all year’.

https://awfj.org/blog/2021/03/19/under-the-volcano-sxsw21-review-by-rachel-west/ 'With the talent who called AIR home over the years, it is surprising it took so long to tell the story of the studio but if Otto’s documentary is the result, it has been worth the wait… Bookended with present-day footage of Montserrat and AIR which was devastated by the 1995 volcanic eruption, Under The Volcano ends on a high note of resilience, love, and affection for not just the past, but the island’s future’

https://www.sirktv.com/irfests/fest-track-on-sirk-tv-film-review-under-the-volcano-sxsw-film-festival-2021-virtual 'The angle that is captured in "Under The Volcano" is one of nostalgia but also an insight into history and how the music industry has undeniably changed. “

https://getreelmovies.com/sxsw-2021-reviews-jasons/ 'This doc is a LOT of fun from beginning to end and a great throwback to the music from that era’

https://intheirownleague.com/2021/03/26/sxsw-2021-review-under-the-volcano/ ‘It’s a frequently rollicking, fun watch but there is a wistful sadness that looms over it like the large volcano that the film’s title references’.

http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/under-the-volcano-sxsw-2021.html ‘UNDER THE VOLCANO a fascinating look into an era that was pre-cell phones and pure joy. An era lost in time, buried under the rubble of a time long forgotten’.