Tomorrow is a 2015 French documentary film directed by Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent. Faced with a future that scientists say is a great cause for concern, the film has the distinction of not giving in to catastrophism. Optimistically, it identifies initiatives that have proven themselves in ten countries around the world: concrete examples of solutions to environmental and social challenges of the twenty-first century, be it agriculture, energy, economy, education and governance. A documentary film, Tomorrow exceeded a million entries in France. It won the 2016 César Award for Best Documentary Film and was distributed in 27 countries.
Description
The film is organised in five chapters:
Agriculture
Energy
Economy
Democracy
Education
Production
Funding
Tomorrow's production team fell short in funding. On 27 May 2014, the team launched crowdfunding activities on the internet platform KissKissBankBank with the objective of gathering 200,000 Euro to finance the movie and fund the rental of shooting equipment. Two months later on 26 July the team had raised 444,390 Euro - more than a quarter of the budget of the movie - with the help of 10,266 contributors.
Unlike other documentary films that focus on the cause of global environmental imbalances and their negative consequences, Tomorrow offers a constructive approach putting forward solutions to environmental problems facing mankind.
Accolades
Impact
The movie is cited by many French people as the trigger for a new kind of engagement in the course of the following years. The movie was shown in several international circles and at every school in Brussels by the Brussels Minister of the Environment. More than 700 projects related to the initiatives described in the movie were launched in late 2016. The movie has attracted a passion for alternative forms of consumption and participation in the society it presents. The co-director Cyril Dion has since been using the movie's success to support the mouvement Colibris, a group looking forward to change modern lifestyle, e.g. during the French presidential campaign of 2017. This gave four Geneva residents the idea of showcasing local initiatives by making the movie Demain Genève in 2018.
