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DOCUMENTARY DOCUMENTARY
KATLA IS COMING WHAT’S EATING

A film about one of the most magnificent and terrifying TINY TIM?
volcanos on earth.

Katla is Coming tells the story of the massive Icelandic volcano Katla and what will happen when it November 1996: Tiny Tim collapses on stage in Minneapolis,
erupts again. And scientists agree that Katla’s next eruption could be very soon. Katla is among the most when singing “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”, his major hit from
frequently erupting volcanoes in Iceland, averaging about two eruptions each century. The last eruption
in Katla occurred in 1918. The Southern coast was extended by 5 km by the laharic flood deposits. 1968. His third wife, Miss Sue, holds him in her arms when his
The present volcanic response is among the longest known in historic times but monitoring of ground
deformation and seismicity does not reveal any signs of reawakening. But alarmingly, there are signs of high heart stops. This is where the story ends.
activity beneath Katla caldera – a possible sign of an impending eruption. This should prompt extensive
high-level contingency planning across Europe, as Katla has the potential to be much more damaging than The story about Herbert Khaury’s rise to stardom as Tiny Tim is the ultimate fairytale of the oddest man in
Eyjafjallajökull. If enough material is ejected it could even have a cooling effect on the global climate for showbiz.
several years. Last time Katla erupted was 100 years ago – is it time again? Born in 1932 in the midst of the Great Depression, he was an outcast as a boy; the only child of a
Jewish mother and a Lebanese Catholic father. Little Herbert was not at all like the other kids, and his
individuality was not seen as a positive trait. His mother tried to have him institutionalised numerous times,
but never succeeded.
After what was later referred to as a sign from God, he started to sing in a falsetto voice in the early
50s. And so he could run away from bullies faster, he switched from playing the guitar to the smaller
ukulele. In the 50s he auditioned at small music competitions, and in the 60s he performed at obscure clubs
in Greenwich Village, specifically lesbian cabarets. He gained a cult following, but also hatred and ridicule.
From then on, things started moving rapidly for Tiny Tim. And the rest is history...

DIRECTOR: LÁRA ÓMARSDÓTTIR DIRECTOR: JOHAN VON SYDOW
PRODUCERS: LÁRA ÓMARSDÓTTIR AND PRODUCER: DAVID HERDIES
EINAR RAFNSSON PRODUCED BY: MEMENTO FILM FOR SVT
PRODUCED BY: RÚV IN ASSOCIATION WITH DR, NRK, CH8,
DURATION: 1HOUR CZECH TV, ERR, GAANDA AND JUNO FILMS
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2019 FORMAT: FEATURE AND 1HOUR
ORIGINAL TITLE: KATLA KEMUR RELEASE: 2020
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