Olivia and the invisible earthquake is the story of a 12-year-old girl who sees her life collapse when her family is evicted from their home.
Once evicted, Olivia, her little brother Tim, and their mother Ingrid occupy an empty apartment in a suburban neighborhood. Ingrid, naturally optimistic and full of energy, falls into a depression, so Olivia is forced to take her place and take care of her and Tim, as she faces her own emotional earthquake. But at the core of the difficulty, Olivia finds a new “family” that helps her rebuild her life and learn to survive vital earthquakes.
Because we cannot always control what happens to us, but we can control the way we live it.
Stop-motion animated feature film
Genre: family
Duration: 70 min.
Directed by: Irene Iborra
Screenplay: Irene Iborra, Maite Carranza and Julia Prats
Character Design: Morgan Navarro
Technical Director: Eduard Puertas
Production Manager: Susana Martín
Cinematography: Isabel de la Torre
Set Decoration Supervisor: Juanfran Jacinto
Adaptation of the book La película de la vida by Maite Carranza.
Produced by Cornelius Films, Bígaro Films, Citoplasmas Stopmotion, Vivement Lundi!, Panique! Production, Nadasdy, Pájaro.
With the support of Generalitat de Catalunya, Generalitat Valenciana and Barcelona City Council.
With the participation of Televisión Española, Televisió de Catalunya, À Punt, Movistar Plus+ and RTBF. With the support of ICEC (Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals), ICAA (Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales), IVC (Institut Valencià de Cultura, Generalitat Valenciana – Production Grants 2022, with a contribution of €400,000), Ibermedia, Bretagne Cinema, CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), Centre du Cinéma de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Brussels Regional Economic Fund and Eurimages.
Festivals:
Annecy Animation Film Festival – Official Competition – Gan Foundation Award
Locarno Kids Screenings
Ottawa International Animation Festival – Official Competition
LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers – Kids Competition – Special Mention
The Borders Award
SCHLiNGEL – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience
Haifa International Film Festival
ReA – International Animation Film and Comics Art Festival of Yerevan
International Film Festival of La Roche-sur-Yon
Semana Internacional de Cine Valladolid – Meeting Point
Cinekid – Special Jury Mention
Internationales Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
Just Film – Tallinn Black Nights Youth and Children’s Film Festival
Internationales Kinderfilmfestival Austria
Doha Film Festival
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!
EU Human Rights Film Days Türkiye 2025
Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival
Mi Primer Festival de Cine – Jury Award and Audience Award
IndieJúnior Porto
Animatex
International Children's Film Festival of Montréal – FIFEM
BUFF Malmö Swedish Premiere
IFF Panamá
Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
IndieLisboa
FICAM
Zlin IFF
Giffoni IFF
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake
