Sea Tomorrow

synopsis

This observational documentary examines the disappearance of the Aral Sea and attempts at its restoration. At the location where the majority of maps and atlases show a large, majestic body of water, Katerina Suvorova finds only a largish pond and an arid wasteland, filled with the rusting remnants of wrecks waiting for scrap metal collectors. Shots of the enigmatic landscape, consisting of endless expanses of sand and dust, are alternated with captivating details. Just as fascinating is the strong will and faith of the people who have stayed in this inhospitable environment, such as old gardener, fishermen, and a hydrobiologist. They hope that the sea will return, they are fighting to save it, and they all hope for a better tomorrow.

“I see people of the Aral region as a collective image of the last survivors on Earth. Their stories prove that even when the last shuttle abandons our racked planet, there will be people who stay and prefer correction of errors of the past to uncertainty of the future.” Katerina Suvorova

biography

Katerina Suvorova (1983) is a Kazakh director and screenwriter who also works in Moscow and Stockholm. She likes to combine documentary elements with animation, and also experiments with sound and noises. She has made several short documentaries that have been successfully presented at international festivals. As a screenwriter, she worked on the Mediastan (2014). Sea Tomorrow is her feature-length film debut.

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