A 49-minute dance film that erupts where reality TV meets raw artistic passion.
Featuring a stellar cast and a breathtaking score, "VOLCANO" ignites the screen with its explosive performances and emotional depth. Will West returns to play the lead and delivers a mesmerising portrayal, capturing the essence of a conflicted artist torn between loyalty, ambition, and his ongoing romantic narrative with ‘Julia’, played by Mette Linturi. We find them disconnected and on opposing sides of an ongoing dance competition between two groups within our TV Show. The chemistry between the rival dancers crackles with intensity, revealing the complexities of human connection in the face of fierce competition.
Cinematography
Television studio transformed into mythic battleground.
Score
Breathless, propulsive, inseparable from the movement.
Acting
West and Linturi weaponize restraint into devastating tension.
Director
J Lloyd
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
J Lloyd and Charlie di Placido pioneered the 'visual album as narrative film' format with their work for Jungle, making VOLCANO a culmination of their decade-long collaboration.
The fictional TV competition was shot in a real abandoned Romanian television studio, with cast members improvising choreography based on their actual off-screen relationships.
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