TO THE MOON AND BACK

A film by Elisa Gomez Alvarez

Ilyasse and Pauline, young scientific prodigies in their twenties, share a common dream: to reach the Moon in order to solve challenges on Earth. Despite their different backgrounds, paths, and aspirations, each of them has devoted all their energy to this goal since childhood.

At the end of their studies, the first disappointments arise: rejections linked to their nationality, physical standards deemed insufficient. How can they reconcile their values of inclusion and ecology with the realities of contemporary space exploration?

with

  • Florence Pauline G. Basubas
  • Ilyasse Taame
  • Asclepios
  • Production : Palmyre Badinier - Rita productions
  • Coproduction : Eugénie Michel Villette - Les Films du bilboquet
  • Gale Osorio -Archipelago by Binisaya Movement
  • Cinematography: Myriam Guyénard
  • Editing: Katja Dringenberg, Noémie Ruben
  • Sound: Théodora Menthonnex, Ilù Seydoux
  • Original Music: Théo Diblanc
  • Color Grading: Rodney Musso

partenership

  • Tënk
  • RTS
  • Cinéforom
  • Procirep-Angoa
  • CNC
  • SSR
  • ICOF
  • Pictanovo
  • OFC
  • Fondation Ernst Göhner Stiftung
  • Visions du réel - pitching
  • Al Jazeera Documentary Channel

news

  • Visions du Réel 2026 - National Competition

projections and selections in Festivals

  • Visions du Réel 2026 - National Competition