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The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
Fifteen years in the making, Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have released their epic documentary, “The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden”, which covers a five year period of struggle, 1929-1934, amongst the only human inhabitants on the small Galapagos island of Floreana.
There were three German-speaking ‘families’—and I use that term loosely—on the island at this time. Two members of one family mysteriously disappeared. The film is primarily inspired by this mystery, yet in exploring it “The Galapagos Affair” reveals issues of connectedness and disconnectedness between human individuals and groups.
The enmity and suspected murders amongst these three families provokes the sad subtext message: Where there are humans there is conflict and violence.
I have viewed this film two times, and will see it at least one more time. I understand that the making of a feature film is a herculean effort, but I am in utter awe at the effort it took to research and film this story which occurred seven decades ago. I’m haunted as much by the filmmaking as I am by the film. I encourage you to read about it at the above URL link to the film’s website.
“The Galapagos Affair” has been picked up by Zeitgeist Films, and is opening in theaters starting April 4th. To find out where it’s playing, see the Zeitgeist site.