La picada

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Note of intent

The extinction of these towns has already begun, the volcanic ash has almost destroyed the villages of La Picada and La Silvia and will not take long to do the same with La Central; its inhabitants have left their homes, and very few of them still live in their homes ignoring the recommendations of the authorities to leave the town.
The story of people still living today with an active volcano in their backyard, is a shocking story that talks about the human condition, and how the birth place builds our being.

Synopsis

Ros Meri, her son and the three Ulloa brothers are the only inhabitants of the Turrialba National Park. There, in the foothills of the most active volcano of Costa Rica, their lives are in danger. Today they struggle against abandonment, the impotence of having to leave the only place where they have lived, and the history of a whole town that today falls apart. Since 2007, the Turrialba Volcano became active with the expulsion of ash and toxic gases.
Although for the rest of the country the volcanic activity went unnoticed, the towns located at the slope of the volcano suffered fatal consequences. La Silvia, La Picada and La Central have irreparable damage in their infrastructure, and its territory is considered incompatible with human life. From those lands: ideal for livestock, with dozens of houses, with a school, church and active social dynamics: only the memory remains.

Visual concept

Answer why a settlement at the slope of an active volcano is still important in a person’s life, make a portrait of a village that no longer exists, remember with the image how the day to day of its inhabitants was, understand what they did, how they lived, where they went, and find the corners they visited. These are the main pillars to be presented by our documentary; the ones we intend to cover based on an intimate treatment that counteracts the greatness of nature against our smallness as human beings.