Berlin (DE) – Lausanne (CH)
gomezalvelisa@gmail.com

b. 1989, Berlin. Interdisciplinary filmmaker (documentary, theatre, socio-cultural work).
UdK BA ’17, ECAL/HEAD MA ’20. Festivals: Visions du Réel, Lussas, GIFF. Streamed on Al Jazeera Documentary, Tënk, RTS. With Ciné-Doc since 2025.

Berlin (DE) – Lausanne (CH)
gomezalvelisa@gmail.com

b. 1989, Berlin. Interdisciplinary filmmaker (documentary, theatre, socio-cultural work).
UdK BA ’17, ECAL/HEAD MA ’20. Festivals: Visions du Réel, Lussas, GIFF. Streamed on Al Jazeera Documentary, Tënk, RTS. With Ciné-Doc since 2025.
TO THE MOON AND BACK

FILM, DOCUMENTARY, 84 min.
April 2026

Original languages: English, Cebuano, Moroccan, Spanish, French
Production countries: SWITZERLAND / FRANCE / PHILIPPINES / QATAR
Subtitles: English, French, German
DCP: 5.1
Status: In distribution

WEBSITE | IMDB
FESTIVALS (selection)

Nyon, 57. Visions du Réel – Festival international de cinéma Nyon 2026 17.04.2026 – 26.04.2026
SYNOPSIS

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?

CREDITS

with FLORENCE PAULINE G. BASUBAS and ILYASSE TAAME
directed by ELISA GÓMEZ ALVAREZ
produced by PALMYRE BADINIER, EUGÉNIE MICHEL VILLETTE and GALE OSORIO
director of photography: MYRIAM GUYÉNARD
sound operator: THÉODORA MENTHONNEX
sound operator and sound design: ILÙ SEYDOUX
editing: KATJA DRINGENBERG, NOÉMIE RUBEN
original soundtrack: THÉO DIBLANC
production management: AUDREY FREI
post production supervision: DENIS LIAKHOV
mix and sound design: ARNO LEDOUX
productions: RITA PRODUCTIONS | LES FILMS DU BILBOQUET | BINISAYA MOVEMENT
RTS RADIO TÉLÉVISION SUISSE | AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL | TËNK

TO THE MOON AND BACK

FILM, DOCUMENTARY, 84 min.
April 2026

Original languages: English, Cebuano, Moroccan, Spanish, French
Production countries: SWITZERLAND / FRANCE / PHILIPPINES / QATAR
Subtitles: English, French, German
DCP: 5.1
Status: In distribution

WEBSITE | IMDB
FESTIVALS (selection)

Nyon, 57. Visions du Réel – Festival international de cinéma Nyon 2026 17.04.2026 – 26.04.2026
SYNOPSIS

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?

CREDITS

with FLORENCE PAULINE G. BASUBAS and ILYASSE TAAME
directed by ELISA GÓMEZ ALVAREZ
produced by PALMYRE BADINIER, EUGÉNIE MICHEL VILLETTE and GALE OSORIO
director of photography: MYRIAM GUYÉNARD
sound operator: THÉODORA MENTHONNEX
sound operator and sound design: ILÙ SEYDOUX
editing: KATJA DRINGENBERG, NOÉMIE RUBEN
original soundtrack: THÉO DIBLANC
production management: AUDREY FREI
post production supervision: DENIS LIAKHOV
mix and sound design: ARNO LEDOUX
productions: RITA PRODUCTIONS | LES FILMS DU BILBOQUET | BINISAYA MOVEMENT
RTS RADIO TÉLÉVISION SUISSE | AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL | TËNK

b. 1989, Berlin. Interdisciplinary filmmaker (documentary, theatre, socio-cultural work).
UdK BA ’17, ECAL/HEAD MA ’20. Festivals: Visions du Réel, Lussas, GIFF. Streamed on Al Jazeera Documentary, Tënk, RTS. With Ciné-Doc since 2025.

TO THE MOON AND BACK

FILM, DOCUMENTARY, 84 min.
April 2026

Original languages: English, Cebuano, Moroccan, Spanish, French
Production countries: SWITZERLAND / FRANCE / PHILIPPINES / QATAR
Subtitles: English, French, German
DCP: 5.1
Status: In distribution

WEBSITE | IMDB
FESTIVALS (selection)

Nyon, 57. Visions du Réel – Festival international de cinéma Nyon 2026 17.04.2026 – 26.04.2026
SYNOPSIS

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?

CREDITS

with FLORENCE PAULINE G. BASUBAS and ILYASSE TAAME
directed by ELISA GÓMEZ ALVAREZ
produced by PALMYRE BADINIER, EUGÉNIE MICHEL VILLETTE and GALE OSORIO
director of photography: MYRIAM GUYÉNARD
sound operator: THÉODORA MENTHONNEX
sound operator and sound design: ILÙ SEYDOUX
editing: KATJA DRINGENBERG, NOÉMIE RUBEN
original soundtrack: THÉO DIBLANC
production management: AUDREY FREI
post production supervision: DENIS LIAKHOV
mix and sound design: ARNO LEDOUX
productions: RITA PRODUCTIONS | LES FILMS DU BILBOQUET | BINISAYA MOVEMENT
RTS RADIO TÉLÉVISION SUISSE | AL JAZEERA DOCUMENTARY CHANNEL | TËNK

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