National Geographic

Legends of Spain – Canary Islands

About the work

Nestled off the coast of Northwestern Africa, the Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago of 8 volcanic islets. 

But there have been whispers of a ninth phantom island, that appears and disappears before your eyes.  First discovered by an Irish monk, Saint Brendan, in the 15th century, legend tells that a giant fish carried St Brendan's ship to this mysterious paradise island, therein known as San Barandon.

And so the search for both the legend, and its local storytellers begins.

  • Brief

    45%

    Increase in Visit Wales’ social media followers

    5 million+

    Unique visitors to the Visit Wales website in the past 12 months

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  • Approach

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  • The Result

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Behind the scenes

Nestled off the coast of Northwestern Africa, the Canary Islands is a Spanish archipelago of 8 volcanic islets. 

But there have been whispers of a ninth phantom island, that appears and disappears before your eyes.  First discovered by an Irish monk, Saint Brendan, in the 15th century, legend tells that a giant fish carried St Brendan's ship to this mysterious paradise island, therein known as San Barandon.

And so the search for both the legend, and its local storytellers begins.

Black Lab brought real craft to Legends of Spain: Canary Islands, and a genuine instinct for the story we were trying to tell. They understood the brief immediately, and the finished films did exactly what we needed them to do: real people, real places, no gloss.

Amy Miller, Project Lead

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