To The Moon And Back, 2026
full-length documentary
Written and Directed by Elisa Gómez Alvarez | 85 mins
Despite their different aspirations, backgrounds, and origins,
Ilyasse and Pauline, scientists in their early twenties,
share one common dream: escaping to the moon
to address Earth’s problems.
Each of them dedicates all their resources
and efforts to achieve this goal.
But what if space was political,
and what if dreaming was too?
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Space becomes a refuge, a mental sanctuary for self-reinvention. Through a sensory mise en scène, somewhere between classic cinema and science fiction, the filmmaker captures the vulnerability, enthusiasm and faith of these brilliant young souls. A vibrant film that views Gen Z not as heroes, but as sensitive beings searching, against all odds, for a new horizon.
— Anne Delseth, Visions Du Réel
Director Elisa Gómez Alvarez
Producer Palmyre Badinier
Co-Producer Gale Osorio, Eugénie Michel-Villette
DOP Myriam Guyenard
Editing Katja Dringenberg, Noémie Ruben
Sound Theodora Menthonnex, Ilù Seydoux
Music Theo Diblanc
Partners Rita Productions, Les Films du Bilboquet, RTS Radio Television Suisse, Al Jazeera Documentary, Pictanovo
Producer Palmyre Badinier
Co-Producer Gale Osorio, Eugénie Michel-Villette
DOP Myriam Guyenard
Editing Katja Dringenberg, Noémie Ruben
Sound Theodora Menthonnex, Ilù Seydoux
Music Theo Diblanc
Partners Rita Productions, Les Films du Bilboquet, RTS Radio Television Suisse, Al Jazeera Documentary, Pictanovo
WORLD PREMIERE
▻ Visions Du Réel Switzerland
▻ Visions Du Réel Switzerland
