KIPUKA

Paula C. Ventura, Javi Armas/ 18 min. / 2025 / Spain
Ecoislas 2026

Synopsis

Isabel spends her days among the dunes created by the volcano that buried her house. Clinging to the place where her family home was, marked with string and rocks, she lives anchored in memories. The return of her son Javier reopens the past and forces her to face the need to move on.

About the film

DIRECTION: Paula C. Ventura, Javi Armas
SCRIPT: Javi Armas
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Van Marty
PRODUCTION: Javi Armas
EDITING:</strong Van Marty, Javi Armas, Julia Morera, Paula C. Ventura
MUSIC: Luis Morera, Belén Álvarez
CAST: Isabel Ordaz, Javi Armas, Ángel Cabrera, Yiyo Alonso, Carlos De León

Paula C. Ventura y Javi Armas

Authors

Paula C. Ventura and Javi Armas are a creative team. Paula is a filmmaker and documentarian, author of award-winning works, such as Devenir and the feature documentary Morera: más allá de la raya verde, with a strong connection to territory and memory. Javi is an actor, screenwriter, and director with extensive experience in film, series, and theatre, as well as the author of short films, such as El poder del agua.

Filmography

2025 Kipuka [corto]
2024 El poder del agua [corto]
2024 Bajada de la Virgen del Pino: detrás de la tradición
2024 Morera: más allá de la raya verde
2021 Devenir [corto]
2021 Amor de mi vida útil [corto]
2020 Henna [corto]