Dear all,

iMEP and the DKU Doc Lab welcome you to the screening of the international award-winning documentary film “Tomorrow” on Monday (Feb.27) at 7PM at IB Lecture Hall #1008. The food will be provided prior to the event.

Film’s pitch by the Hollywood Reporter: 

“A globetrotting documentary that’s more focused on solutions than problems, Tomorrow (Demain) provides a comprehensive look at ways in which activists, organizers and everyday citizens are trying to make the world a better, greener, more sustainable place. Co-directed by ecological rights advocate Cyril Dion and actress-filmmaker Melanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Now You See Me), whose engagement here goes beyond that of a mere vanity project, this playfully made exposé should be required viewing for anyone wondering what they could do to pitch in and save the planet.”

You can find the link to the trailer here https://www.tomorrow-documentary.com/

The screening will be followed by a discussion with film producer and CEO of China Blue Films Natacha Deviller, who is based in Shanghai. Natacha has produced many independent Asian films such as “Schizo” (Kazhakstan/2004), “Pandora’s Box” (Turkey/2008), “The Dancer” (Indonesia/2011), “R U There” (Dutch-China/2010), “Journey Through China” (France/2015), “Crosscurrent” (China/2016), “Café” (Italy-China/2016), among others, with her company Les Petites Lumieres founded in 2004. Several of these films premiered in Cannes film festival or were nominated as their countries’ Oscars candidate.

In 2010, she created China Blue Films in Shanghai which produces more commercial films such as “Enter the Warrior’s Gate” starring Mark Zhao and Dave Bautista (2015), “Super Express” (2016) with Chen He. In 2020/21 she consulted on “Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom”. In 2022, she was the executive producer for “Pekingman: The Latest Secrets of Humankind” on 1 million years of Chinese pre-history by Jacques Malaterre.

The discussion will have two main parts: In the first half, you will be invited to share thoughts and ask questions about the documentary itself (both form and content), including whether the sustainable living and change campaigns that it showcases would be applicable in a Chinese context. In the second half, Natacha Deviller will share her experience with producing environmental documentaries and movies, especially in China. She will introduce her ongoing project to produce the “Chinese version of Tomorrow” in the past two years.