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
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
MICHAEL TEBINKA
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.