Tomorrow Island

In the dawn of the Cold War, a young Soviet telegraphist makes a desperate attempt to save her American lover from being stranded in the Russian side of the Bering Strait after receiving a border closure message.

Production

KinoEyes

Director

Gwenn Joyaux

PRODUCER

Shruti Sidhan

WRITER

Ana Falcón

IMDB

FESTIVALS

TIFF – Tirana International Film Festival. Tirana, Albania, 2018. Official Selection.
PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival). Tallinn, Estonia, 2018. Official Selection.
Promofest Summer Short of the Year 2019, Special Jury Mention.
Prémio Sophia Estudante. Porto, Portugal, 2018. Winner, 1st prize for Best Short Film.
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Mexico, 2019. Official Selection.
10th Watersprite International Student Film Festival. Cambridge, UK, 2019. Nominee for Best Script (Ana Falcon) and Best Performance (Daryna Butryk) Winner Best Performance.
BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival. London, UK, 2019. Official Selection.
Roze Filmdagen. Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019. Official Selection.
Swindon Independent Film Festival. Swindon, UK, 2019. Winner Best Student Film.
Kinoki Festival Internacional de Cine Universitario. Mexico DF, Mexico, 2019. Official Selection.
Fastnet Film Festival. Schull, Ireland, 2019. Official Selection.
South Europe International Film Festival. Valencia, Spain, 2019. Nominee for Best Director of a Short Foreing Language Film (Gwenn Joyaux), Best Supporting Actress in a Foreing Language Film (Mira Gaydarova) and Best Hair & Make-up (Sigrit Villido)
Andalesgai, Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTI de Andalucía. Sevilla, Spain, 2019. Official Selection.
Hollywood Women’s Film Festival. L.A., United States, 2019. Winner Best Director Dramatic Short (Gwenn Joyaux)
4th QueerX Fest. West Hollywood, California, United States, 2019. Official Selection.
3rd Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States, 2019. Official Selection.
deadCenter Film Festival. Oklahoma, United States, 2019. Official Selection.
Queenpalm International Film Festival. California, United States, 2019. Winner GOLD Best Short Film – Love is Love, GOLD Best Actress (Daryna Butryk), SILVER Best Cinematography (Michael Tebinka), BRONZE Best Director – Student (Gwenn Joyaux), Honorable Mention Best Supporting Actress (Mira Gaydarova).
10th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. Mumbai, India, 2019. Official Selection Student Competition.
Hyperwave Film Awards – Spring Season. Carson, Clifornia, United States, 2019. Finalist.
2nd Hong Kong Film Art International Film Festival. Hong Kong, China, 2019. Official Selection.
3rd Buddha International Film Festival. Pune, Maharashtra, India, 2019. Official Selection.
Festival Détours en Cinécourt. Saint-Geniès Bellevue, France, 2019. Official Selection.
QMTY, 8va Muestra Internacional de Cine Queer. Monterrey, Mexico, 2019. Official Selection
Regina International Film Festival. Regina, Canada, 2019. Official Selection.
Lebanese Independent Film Festival. Beirut, Lebanon, 2019. Official Selection.
Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival. Gaeta, Italy, 2019. Official Selection.
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. Chicago, USA, 2019. Official Selection.
Twin Tiers International Film Festiva. Norwich, NY, USA, 2019. Official Selection.