AHUL is an experimental short film that explores the pre-Hispanic past of the Canary Islands with few words. The protagonist is a present-day inhabitant of Tenerife. The film moves through diverse landscapes, places that were once of systemic relevance, as well as sacred sites. It presents contemporary practices with ancient roots. In this way, a timeless connection emerges, weaving together past and present. Without historical reenactments, the film reveals how the indigenous heritage remains alive to this day. Through this visual and emotional exploration, the local raises universal questions of origin, memory, and belonging.
AHUL is an unusual project in many respects:
a deeply political film without making explicit political statements;
profoundly spiritual without aligning itself with any religion;
radically local — yet accessible on an international level.
The production was carried out entirely independently: privately financed, without institutional support, and realized with complete autonomy. At the heart of the project is a woman with no formal cinematic training, working alongside a young team of filmmakers aged between 20 and 25. This constellation defines the film’s identity: open, exploratory, and free from preconceived expectations.
AHUL does not follow a conventional documentary narrative. Instead, it is conceived as a search for traces through cinematic means — an exploration of what endures as cultures change, and of what connects people across time.
Who is behind AHUL?
Aaron, Leonard and Fatjon are the youngest members of the Freiburg-based film production company
B2W filmworks, which combines classical cinematic craft with experimentation and cutting-edge technology.
The productions of these filmmakers are known for their authenticity, emotional depth and quality.
How AHUL was born
We originally came to the Canary Islands with a different, clearly defined question.
Then we met Damián, who told us about how the Guanches understood death and cared for their dead.
It was his way of thinking, speaking and living that awakened in us the desire to share this story with the world.
The story of this man from Tegueste and his friends.
Of their ancestors, and of the community in which they keep their legacy alive and honor it.
A story of origin, of present, and of future.
Of what it means to be human — beyond time, cultures and borders.
This is how AHUL was born.
The film is finished. The story is not.
You are still writing it. Every day.
