NEW SAG HARBOR CAM "Click Here"
Subscribe to Guide
No Result
View All Result
Hamptons.com
  • Spotlight Magazine
  • Lifestyle
    • Featured
    • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Community
    • Dining
    • Recreation
    • Trending
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Post an Event
    • Gallery
  • Real Estate
    • Real Estate Features
    • Search Real Estate
      • Open Houses
      • Search Sales
      • Search Rentals
    • Title Insurance
    • Happening In The Hamptons Podcast
  • Live Cameras
    • All Live Cameras
    • Live Weather Cams
    • Amagansett, Atlantic Avenue Beach
    • Bridgehampton, West Scott Cameron Beach
    • East Hampton Village, Main Beach
    • East Hampton Village, Main Street
    • East Hampton Village, Newtown Lane
    • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Beach
    • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Bridge
    • Hampton Bays, Shinnecock Fishing Dock
    • Hampton Bays, Tiana Beach
    • Long Island Aquarium | Coral Reef
    • Long Island Aquarium | Penguins
    • Long Island Aquarium | Shark Tank
    • Montauk, Downtown Circle
    • Montauk, Lars Simenson Skatepark
    • Montauk, Gin Beach & Inlet
    • Montauk, Sunset Beach & Inlet
    • Sagaponack, Sagg Main Beach
    • Sag Harbor, Foster Memorial Beach
    • Sag Harbor, Long Wharf Marina
    • Sag Harbor, Main Street (South)
    • Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Bay
    • Sag Harbor, Windmill Beach & Bay
    • Shelter Island, South Ferry
    • Southampton, 39A to Montauk Hwy Merge
    • Southampton, Conscience Point Marina
    • Southampton Village, Coopers Beach
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (South)
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (North)
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (Hildreths)
    • Westhampton Village, Main Street (East)
    • Westhampton Village, Rogers Beach
  • Public WiFi
    • Public WiFi Map
    • Public Wi-Fi Support
  • Spotlight Magazine
  • Lifestyle
    • Featured
    • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Community
    • Dining
    • Recreation
    • Trending
  • Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Post an Event
    • Gallery
  • Real Estate
    • Real Estate Features
    • Search Real Estate
      • Open Houses
      • Search Sales
      • Search Rentals
    • Title Insurance
    • Happening In The Hamptons Podcast
  • Live Cameras
    • All Live Cameras
    • Live Weather Cams
    • Amagansett, Atlantic Avenue Beach
    • Bridgehampton, West Scott Cameron Beach
    • East Hampton Village, Main Beach
    • East Hampton Village, Main Street
    • East Hampton Village, Newtown Lane
    • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Beach
    • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Bridge
    • Hampton Bays, Shinnecock Fishing Dock
    • Hampton Bays, Tiana Beach
    • Long Island Aquarium | Coral Reef
    • Long Island Aquarium | Penguins
    • Long Island Aquarium | Shark Tank
    • Montauk, Downtown Circle
    • Montauk, Lars Simenson Skatepark
    • Montauk, Gin Beach & Inlet
    • Montauk, Sunset Beach & Inlet
    • Sagaponack, Sagg Main Beach
    • Sag Harbor, Foster Memorial Beach
    • Sag Harbor, Long Wharf Marina
    • Sag Harbor, Main Street (South)
    • Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Bay
    • Sag Harbor, Windmill Beach & Bay
    • Shelter Island, South Ferry
    • Southampton, 39A to Montauk Hwy Merge
    • Southampton, Conscience Point Marina
    • Southampton Village, Coopers Beach
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (South)
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (North)
    • Southampton Village, Main Street (Hildreths)
    • Westhampton Village, Main Street (East)
    • Westhampton Village, Rogers Beach
  • Public WiFi
    • Public WiFi Map
    • Public Wi-Fi Support
No Result
View All Result
Hamptons.com
October 9, 2022

Film Review: The Volcano: Rescue From Whaakari, is a Success at HIFF

T.J. Clementeby T.J. Clemente
in Entertainment, Trending
Home Entertainment
The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari

The documentary movie, The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari, puts Academy Award-winning Rory Kennedy (Ethel, Last Days In Vietnam) once again in the 2022 Hamptons International Film Festival spotlight. Her film takes a close examination of the 2019 White Island volcanic (Whaakari) eruption in New Zealand in which 22 lives were lost. Ms. Kennedy said the film will be out on Netflix sometime in December.

 

The film was presented in Sag Harbor Cinema where the sophisticated sound system and bright screen really brought this film to life. If you get a chance, definitely watch this film on Netflix.

 

Rory Kennedy and her crew of filmmakers literally bring you into the mouth of the Volcano on White Island in New Zealand. There with the tourists who were unfortunately on that island right at the volcano when it erupted Dec 9th 2019. Sadly 22 were killed. This was caused by the extreme proximity of the two tour groups who were on the island. Some literally standing on the mouth of the crater. Once again through the magic of color film footage the viewer in the audience feels like he is standing next to the tourists there on White Island.

 

However, the beauty of New Zealand is also featured in this film. The expert camera work leans into the beauty of this place where so few live or visit.

 

Yet it is the survivors telling their story, along with just breathtaking footage and pure sound effects. Then there is the drama of how they were rescued by a group of helicopter pilots, and the boat crews who put their lives at risk to rescue what the New Zealand authorities considered unreachable. This movie is compellingly intriguing. The audience moaned, sighed, laughed and even at some moments teared up in unison. This is a sign of good moviemaking.

 

THE VOLCANO: RESCUE FROM WHAAKARI is directed by Rory Kennedy and produced by Sara Berstein, Justin Wilkes. Dallas Brennan Rexer, Mark Bailey, and Rory Kennedy. The executive producers consist of Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Jennifer Davisson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Philip Watson. The brilliant writing is the work of Mark Bailey and Dallas Brennan Rexer.

 

It is also a love story of a couple on their honeymoon who somehow, against all odds, clung together through the power of love. Although scarred for life their beautiful love shines through the lens onto the screenand then into your heart.

 

Then there is the loss of a brother. Watching a native mother share her grief at losing her son humanizes the loss. Perhaps most touching was the young teen from Australia, who witnesses his sister, mom and dad’s slow dying agony before somehow rising to will himself back to the rescue area. He to this day is still having surgeries to endure.

 

The film places you safely at the foot of the power of this tragedy. You can’t help but watch in amazement as the audience did in the Sag Harbor cinema during its world premiere last Saturday.

 

The audience, obviously in a trance, took a minute to applaud and then stood and cheered. Rory Kennedy, whose documentary on her mother Ethel caught the HIFF audience a few years back. Ms. Kennedy, the youngest child of Robert F. Kennedy, addressed the audience, introducing her co-film workers on this project. She was beaming with pride. It is a success.

 

When viewing this documentary, be prepared to see burns of the survivors that demonstrate the intense steam heat that pierced through their clothing.

 

The touching words of the grieving survivors are heartbreaking,  juxtaposed with the words and stories of the heroic helicopter pilots. Incredible salient points about risk, liability, limits and safety are addressed, too.

 

However, make no mistake about it, the mystery of the volcano Whaakari is the star of this movie. Its intense plumes, indescribable sulfur ridges, volcanic rock and ash mesmerize the viewer with every frame of the film it engrosses. This film will win awards.

Sign up for our weekly newsletter!

Get the top Hamptons events and latest scoop!

What's Happening in the Hamptons

Related Posts

Ferragamo and Air Mail LOOK Host Intimate Dinner at Topping Rose House
Gallery

Ferragamo and Air Mail LOOK Host Intimate Dinner at Topping Rose House

July 15, 2025
Chic New Construction With Pool, Spa & Tennis
Real Estate

Chic New Construction With Pool, Spa & Tennis

July 15, 2025
Luxury Rental in East Hampton Village in Estate Area
Real Estate

Luxury Rental in East Hampton Village in Estate Area

July 15, 2025

Search Articles

No Result
View All Result

LOCAL EVENTS

Events

15
Jul
15
Jul
-
16
Jul

House of Navier at the Montauk Yacht Club

July 15 @ 10:00 AM - July 16 @ 07:00 PM
Montauk Yacht Club
15
Jul
15
Jul
-
15
Jul

String Art

July 15 @ 02:00 PM - July 15 @ 03:00 PM
The Hampton Library
15
Jul
15
Jul
-
15
Jul

Mosaics and Milkshakes

July 15 @ 04:00 PM - July 15 @ 05:00 PM
2478 Main Street Bridgehampton ny 11932
15
Jul
15
Jul
-
15
Jul

Please join us at The Sail to Sable Cabana in Westhampton Beach to sip, shop, & support the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center!

July 15 @ 05:00 PM - July 15 @ 07:00 PM
77D Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY
15
Jul
15
Jul
-
15
Jul

Cristalino + Camp Caviar Dinner

July 15 @ 06:00 PM - July 15 @ 09:00 PM
El Verano, 10 Windmill Ln, Southampton, NY 
Load more listings
Next Post
Spacious Pristine Elegant Home on Prime Village Street

Spacious Pristine Elegant Home on Prime Village Street

    Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
    Hamptons.com

    Saunders Broadcasting Corp.

    Phone: 631-613-8440
    Email: [email protected]
    Facebook: Facebook.com/HamptonsOnline
    Twitter: @Hamptons
    Instagram: @HamptonsOnline

    About Us | Contact Us

    Hamptons.com

    • Lifestyle
    • Events
    • Real Estate
    • Live Cameras
    • Public WiFi

    Subscribe

    Sign up for our weekly newsletter!

    Get the top Hamptons events and latest scoop!

    © 2025 Hamptons.com | All rights reserved
    Saunders Broadcasting Corp.
    Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | About Us | Contact Us

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Spotlight Magazine
    • Lifestyle
      • Featured
      • Entertainment
      • Arts
      • Community
      • Dining
      • Recreation
      • Trending
    • Events
      • Events Calendar
      • Post an Event
      • Gallery
    • Real Estate
      • Real Estate Features
      • Search Real Estate
        • Open Houses
        • Search Sales
        • Search Rentals
      • Title Insurance
      • Happening In The Hamptons Podcast
    • Live Cameras
      • All Live Cameras
      • Live Weather Cams
      • Amagansett, Atlantic Avenue Beach
      • Bridgehampton, West Scott Cameron Beach
      • East Hampton Village, Main Beach
      • East Hampton Village, Main Street
      • East Hampton Village, Newtown Lane
      • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Beach
      • Hampton Bays, Ponquogue Bridge
      • Hampton Bays, Shinnecock Fishing Dock
      • Hampton Bays, Tiana Beach
      • Long Island Aquarium | Coral Reef
      • Long Island Aquarium | Penguins
      • Long Island Aquarium | Shark Tank
      • Montauk, Downtown Circle
      • Montauk, Lars Simenson Skatepark
      • Montauk, Gin Beach & Inlet
      • Montauk, Sunset Beach & Inlet
      • Sagaponack, Sagg Main Beach
      • Sag Harbor, Foster Memorial Beach
      • Sag Harbor, Long Wharf Marina
      • Sag Harbor, Main Street (South)
      • Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Bay
      • Sag Harbor, Windmill Beach & Bay
      • Shelter Island, South Ferry
      • Southampton, 39A to Montauk Hwy Merge
      • Southampton, Conscience Point Marina
      • Southampton Village, Coopers Beach
      • Southampton Village, Main Street (South)
      • Southampton Village, Main Street (North)
      • Southampton Village, Main Street (Hildreths)
      • Westhampton Village, Main Street (East)
      • Westhampton Village, Rogers Beach
    • Public WiFi
      • Public WiFi Map
      • Public Wi-Fi Support

    © 2025 Hamptons.com | All rights reserved
    Saunders Broadcasting Corp.
    Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | About Us | Contact Us