Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy tracks the minute-by-minute unfolding of the tragic Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption of 2019 in which 22 lives were lost. The film recounts a day when ordinary people were called upon to do extraordinary things, placing this tragic event within the larger context of nature, resilience, and the power of our shared humanity. Both terrifying and inspiring, the film uses first-hand accounts to convey the experience of living through such a lethal eruption.
A Q&A with director Rory Kennedy and producer Dallas Brennan Rexer will be held after the screening.