This documentary short is a portrait of Island stewardship on Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island.
SI LA ISLA QUIERE
While many cultures look to a higher power, saying “God willing,” islanders live by a different credo: “si la Isla quiere”—”Island willing.”
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About the Film
Just over 450 years ago, the first human set foot on Robinson Crusoe Island. Since then, a syncretic community has developed a culture of stewardship, where human ambition yields to the rhythms of nature.
Today, that way of life is under threat. SI LA ISLA QUIERE captures this struggle through intimate vignettes, from 60 meters underwater to 3,000 feet above sea level. Moving across the island’s terrain, the film’s ensemble elucidates a rare perspective: the voice of the island itself.
Where to Watch
HAWAI’I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday 10/19 (with Q&A)
Friday 10/24
Consolidated Theaters Kahala
Isla Robinson Crusoe
Part of the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Robinson Crusoe Island hosts more endemic species than the Galápagos. About half the size of Manhattan, it features rugged terrain with steep cliffs and dense forests and is home to a rich mix of marine and terrestrial life, including the Juan Fernández Fur Seal, the Critically Endangered Juan Fernández Firecrown Hummingbird, and the Pink-footed Shearwater.
Robinson Crusoe Island recently joined the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge, an initiative led by Island Conservation and other volunteer partners to begin restoring 40 globally significant island-ocean ecosystems by 2030.
Island Conservation works side-by-side with Robinson Crusoe Island residents and experts, using cutting-edge technology and conservation techniques to protect biodiversity and the island-ocean ecosystem. Over the years, Island Conservation and the community have collaborated on several impactful initiatives — including tsunami recovery efforts in 2010, the Lenovo Work for Humankind project, and most recently, laying the groundwork for the Marine Protected Area expansion implementation.
Stay up to date with the latest efforts on Robinson Crusoe and islands like it around the globe.
About the Director
Born and raised in NYC, Cece King is a Director/Producer and Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude graduate of Dartmouth College whose work explores complex social issues through an intimate, optimistic, yet rigorous lens. She directed and producing her debut documentary SI LA ISLA QUIERE. For this project, she dove with endemic fur seals and trekked through remote terrain to investigate one of the world’s most unique ecosystems on Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile.
When she’s not making movies, Cece can be found surfing and diving in the water or training for the circus in the air.
Robinson Crusoe Team
Meet the Robinson Crusoe Island Conservation staff featured in the film.
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