'Nika' Documentary Concludes World Tour with Full House in Las Palmas

The internationally acclaimed short film addresses marine overexploitation in the Canary Islands, aiming to raise awareness for sustainability.

Image of a cinema hall full of audience watching a documentary about a tropical pilot whale.
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Image of a cinema hall full of audience watching a documentary about a tropical pilot whale.

The documentary Nika, the tropical pilot whale has successfully concluded its world tour with a sold-out screening at the Elder Museum in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, emphasizing its message on marine sustainability.

Kinema Producciones has confirmed the resounding success of the screening, which took place last Friday, solidifying the international recognition of the film. The short film was selected as the featured piece for the International Ocean Film Tour and has received awards at 27 international festivals.
Among the accolades, it received the Barandilla de Oro from CimaSub in Spain and was a finalist in the prestigious Fugaz Awards, organized by the Spanish Association of Film Informers (AICE).
Directed by José Hernández and Felipe Ravina Olivares, and distributed by Kinema Producciones, the short film delivers a powerful message about the overexploitation affecting the Canary Islands archipelago. Its primary goal is to raise awareness and drive change towards sustainable development that preserves the wild nature of the Canary Islands.
The story's protagonist is Nika, a tropical pilot whale from the population residing in the Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone, in Tenerife. The documentary explores the relationship between Nika and Felipe Ravina, revealing the dangers threatening the world's most significant population of tropical pilot whales, located in this area of the island.
The work prompts reflection on the risks humans have subjected these marine creatures to, a direct consequence of the overexploitation and unsustainable management that has characterized Tenerife in recent decades.