A toad’s life (vida de sapo) tells the true story of how the construction of a bypass road blocked the pass to a pond, the breeding place of hundreds of common toads (Bufo bufo), and how we managed to keep these sturdy amphibians from getting smashed by the, yes, passing traffic.

Film credits

Duration: 18´35´´

• Written and directed by: Ignacio Munilla
• Producer: Lola Liñares
• Director of photography: J.B. Aguinaga
• Editing: Marcos Losada
• Sound: Alfonso Couceiro, Pablo Ramos
• Graphic design: Juan Gallego
• Sound studio: Control Z
• Narrator: John Eastham
• Biologists: Carla Veiga, Santiago Barciela, Julián Comesaña, César Ayres

Filmed at: Campus of the University of Vigo at Lagoas-Marcosende and surrounding parishes (Zamáns and Valadares)
A production of: OMA Oficina de Medio Ambiente (The Environmental Office of the University of Vigo)
September 2005