Crabnation

50 min | documentary | DE CI 2018

 

Cast adrift in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island is a Jurassic Park paradise. The tip of an ancient volcano rising 5,000 meters from the bottom of the ocean, it is home to the worlds biggest land crab, dense rainforests, and a breeding station for thousands of tropical sea birds. This enchanting film will reveal the natural wonders of Christmas Islands, the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean.

 

 

CREDITS

 

Director Moritz Katz, Braydon Moloney

DoP Moritz Katz, Braydon Moloney, Pim Niesten

Production ATARA FILM, NDR

 

 

SCREENINGS

 

The German Version "Die Weihnachtsinsel und der Palmendieb" will be premiered on the 19th of December 2018 at 8:15pm on the NDR.