A Co-presentation of AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF

Adrift after the loss of her brother, 12-year-old Carla is dragged to the Galápagos Islands to accompany her biologist father on a weeklong conservation conference. Reinventing herself as “Island,” she’s left to explore the area on her own. She quickly strikes up friendships with the precocious Wiki, whose mother is also attending the conference, and the rakish local teen Darwin. They join Carla on a journey of self-discovery, together trekking into the heart of the island. Shot on location, Tania Hermida’s lyrical coming-of-age tale features the island’s gorgeous scenery and its unrivaled animal life as you’ve never seen it.