Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts is a short docufiction film, directed by Shervin Kermani and released in 2025.Lama Alshami, "‘Ramón Who Speaks to Ghosts’ honours the impact of La Palma’s volcanic eruption". The Eyeopener, September 30, 2025. The film stars Pedro Moisés Herrera Concepción as Ramón, a man living on La Palma in the Canary Islands who is attempting to communicate with the dead following the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption.
The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.Andrew Parker, "TIFF 2025: Inside Short Cuts Programme 01". TheGATE.ca, September 4, 2025. Its followup screenings included the 2025 Atlantic International Film Festival, and the 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival.
Reception The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2025.Jamie Casemore, "TIFF unveils 2025 selections for Canada’s Top Ten features, shorts". Playback, January 6, 2026.
Awards At the 2025 Whistler Film Festival, it was the winner of the Best Canadian ShortWork award.Dana Gee, "Vancouver film Akashi wins top prize at Whistler Film Festival". Vancouver Sun, December 8, 2025. At the 2025 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, it received a special jury mention in the live-action shorts competition.Georg Szalai, "A Straight-A Student Turning Into a Bear, Cancer, and Motherhood Feature in Tallinn Shorts Winners". The Hollywood Reporter, November 16, 2025.
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