Natural Disaster Movies

  • 2020
    Whakaari – A Heroes' Story

    Whakaari – A Heroes' Story

    Whakaari – A Heroes' Story

    02020HD

    On December 9, 2019, New Zealand's most active volcano erupted, engulfing 47 day trippers in a toxic ash cloud. 21 lost their lives that day and in...

    Whakaari – A Heroes' Story
  • 2025
    Carrizos

    Carrizos

    Carrizos

    02025HD

    On October 25, 2023, Hurricane Otis, a Category 5 storm, struck the coast of Acapulco, Guerrero, destroying everything in its path. Carrizos is a...

    Carrizos
  • 1988
    Hamburg Störtebeker

    Hamburg Störtebeker

    Hamburg Störtebeker

    01988HD

    Found footage experiment made using footage from a disaster film. A wide array of colours and textures distort and bury the original footage.

    Hamburg Störtebeker
  • 2020
    The Eruption: Stories of Survival

    The Eruption: Stories of Survival

    The Eruption: Stories of Survival

    72020HD

    The two NZ survivors of the deadly White Island eruption tell their remarkable story of survival.

    The Eruption: Stories of Survival
  • 1972
    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    01972HD

    Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm
  • 2008
    Schnee von gestern

    Schnee von gestern

    Schnee von gestern

    02008HD

    The citizens of Schleswig-Holstein were unprepared for the snow disaster that struck northern Germany in 1978. A three-day snowstorm with...

    Schnee von gestern
  • 1972
    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane

    01972HD

    Released by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency in 1972, Your Chance to Live is a series of films which cover threatening events, from forest...

    Your Chance to Live: Hurricane
  • 2021
    Summer's End

    Summer's End

    Summer's End

    02021HD

    Two brothers, Carson and Levi are going about their day. Levi calls Carson from the pizza shop he's at and they have a short conversation. When...

    Summer's End
  • 1970
    Trembling Mountain

    Trembling Mountain

    Trembling Mountain

    01970HD

    On April 25, 2015, Nepal was hit by a devastating earthquake in which 9,000 people lost their lives. At 7.8 on the Richter scale, the quake caused an...

    Trembling Mountain