Tomorrow (2019 film) explained
| Image Upright: | 1.0 |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Screenplay: | Ahmed Khan Hirok
Nasimul Hasan |
| Story: | Kazi Zahin Hasan
Kazi Zeeshan Hasan |
| Director: | Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Language: | Bengali |
| Producer: | Kazi Zahin Hasan
Kazi Zeeshan Hasan |
| Editor: | Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Cinematography: | Adnan Al Sazzad
Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Runtime: | 25 minutes |
| Company: | Kazi Media Limited
Cycore Studios (animation services) |
| Budget: | 10 million Taka |
| Network: | Deepto TV |
| Native Name: | টুমরো |
| Voices: | See below |
Tomorrow is a 2019 Bangladeshi animated short film directed by Mohammad Shihab Uddin[1] which was released in 2019 on Deepto TV.[2] The film is produced by Kazi Zahin Hasan and Kazi Zeeshan Hasan for Kazi Media Limited while Cycore Studios provided the animation and production services for the film.[3] The main purpose of the film is to explain the climate change crisis to children.[4] It won the best animation film award at Cannes world film festival for the month of August, 2021.[5]
Plot
A young boy named Ratul in Bangladesh, is magically shown two very different visions of the future. In the first scenario, Bangladesh has been inundated by rising sea levels, causing great suffering. In the second scenario, fossil fuels have been replaced by renewable energy and Bangladesh is prosperous.
The film explains that burning fossil fuels causes climate change, and that the climate crisis can be solved by taxing fossil fuels so that fossil fuels are replaced with renewable energy and nuclear power.
Voice cast
- Deepak Kumar Goswami as Batasher Buro (Old Wind Man)
The character was inspired by the ghosts of A Christmas Carol
- Eashan Abdullah as Ratul (younger)
- Mohammad Morshed Siddique as Ratul (adult)
- Raju Ahmed as father of Ratul
- Tom Freeman as foreigner journalist
- Sajib Roy as villager 01
- Rafiqul Islam as villager 02
- Shafiqul Islam as villager 03
- Albino George Pike as villager 04
(Voice over: Mohammad Bari)
Release
The short film originally released on Deepto TV, a Bangladeshi satellite television in 29 November 2019.[6] [7] After about one month, it was officially released on YouTube.
Reception
Bill Mckibben, founder of 350.org, tweeted positively about the film.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: This Bangladeshi 3D animation film looks stunning! Watch the trailer for "Tomorrow" . 2019-11-18. HiFi Public. en. 2020-01-11.
- News: 3D animation film Tomorrow premieres on Deepto TV. 2019-11-27. Dhaka Tribune. 2020-01-11.
- News: https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1626629/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E2%80%99. bn:আগামীকালের ‘টুমরো’. Prothom Alo. bn. 2020-01-11.
- News: https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/1624061/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97. bn:জলবায়ু বিপর্যয় ঠেকাতে ছোট্ট রাতুলের উদ্যোগ. Prothom Alo. bn. 2020-01-11.
- News: Bangladeshi animation film 'Tomorrow' bags Cannes World Film Festival award for Best Animation Film. 2020-10-27. The Daily Star. 2021-10-09.
- News: Animation film 'Tomorrow' premieres on Deepto TV - Art & Culture . The Daily Observer. 2020-01-11.
- News: Big budget animation movie 'Tomorrow' will air on Deepto TV. 2019-11-14. The Business Standard. en. 2020-01-11.
- Web site: Loosely inspired by Dickens, this Bangladeshi animated tale about climate change is wonderfully done. It never blinks at the horrors in store, but refuses to give up hope.. McKibben. Bill. 2019-12-29. @billmckibben. en. 2020-01-11.
