Krakatoa

Year: 1933

Runtime: 23 mins

Language: English

Directors: Joe Rock, E.W. Hammons

Documentary

The 1933 American pre‑code short documentary produced by Joe Rock dramatizes the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. It shows the volcano tearing half the island apart, generating a devastating tsunami and a pressure wave that circled the globe seven times. The eruption spewed dust that dimmed sunlight worldwide for months, and the film earned the 1934 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Novelty).

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