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]
| Tomorrow | |
|---|---|
 Official poster for TV release | |
| টুমরো | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Ahmed Khan Hirok Nasimul Hasan |
| Story by | Kazi Zahin Hasan Kazi Zeeshan Hasan |
| Directed by | Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Voices of | See below |
| Country of origin | Bangladesh |
| Original language | Bengali |
| Production | |
| Producers | Kazi Zahin Hasan Kazi Zeeshan Hasan |
| Cinematography | Adnan Al Sazzad Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Editor | Mohammad Shihab Uddin |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production companies | Kazi Media Limited Cycore Studios (animation services) |
| Budget | 10 million Taka |
| Original release | |
| Network | Deepto TV |
| Release | 29 November 2019 |
Plot
editA 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 In the second scenario, fossil fuels have been replaced by renewable energy and Bangladesh is prosperous.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
edit- 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
editThe 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.[8]
Reception
editBill Mckibben, founder of 350.org, tweeted positively about the film.[9]
References
edit- ^ "This Bangladeshi 3D animation film looks stunning! Watch the trailer for "Tomorrow"". HiFi Public. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "3D animation film Tomorrow premieres on Deepto TV". Dhaka Tribune. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ আগামীকালের ‘টুমরো’. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ জলবায়ু বিপর্যয় ঠেকাতে ছোট্ট রাতুলের উদ্যোগ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Bangladeshi animation film 'Tomorrow' bags Cannes World Film Festival award for Best Animation Film". The Daily Star. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Animation film 'Tomorrow' premieres on Deepto TV - Art & Culture". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Big budget animation movie 'Tomorrow' will air on Deepto TV". The Business Standard. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ TOMORROW, an animated film about climate change, retrieved 11 January 2020
- ^ McKibben, Bill (29 December 2019). "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". @billmckibben. Retrieved 11 January 2020.