Grieving from the recent death of his mother, Paulo has travelled from Portugal to Iceland, a trip they were supposed to do together. While there, news the world has been waiting for finally arrives. Earth will cease to exist in a matter of days. With only these last few days left and unable to get home he finds himself stranded in a small village where he spends his days wandering a delicate foreign land and encountering the people he will spend his final days with. Experiencing intimate and brief moments, allowing him these few last human connections. A quiet, contemplative humanist story set in Iceland. Exploring themes of grief, death, and how in the end human connections allow us to forgive and accept.
Programmer Notes:
Beautiful, heartbreaking, poignant. I was on the edge of tears throughout the entire movie. Pacing is perfect, beautiful cinematography and setting. Loved it.
About the Director:
Mylissa has been a finalist for various film programs and grants including, The Lynn Shelton “of a certain age” grant, HBO Directing Fellowship, and a 2 time Screencraft short film finalist and a Screencraft finalist for her short story writing. In 2017 she won the Sun Valley Film Festival Short Film Lab for her script Who Decides. In 2018 she was invited to participate in The Reykjavik Talent Lab in Iceland. Her award winning shorts That Party, That One Night and Who Decides have played at various festivals and can be seen online. She is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Women’s Film Collective, has worked as a producer on many short films and is an Executive Producer on the feature film A Black Rift Begins To Yawn (Slamdance 2021 winner). Everything in The End is her debut feature film.
Film Contact:
- Runtime74 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Icelandic, Portuguese
- CountryIceland / United States
- PremiereCentral Oregon Premiere (South of Portland and east of the Cascades)
- DirectorMylissa Fitzsimmons
Grieving from the recent death of his mother, Paulo has travelled from Portugal to Iceland, a trip they were supposed to do together. While there, news the world has been waiting for finally arrives. Earth will cease to exist in a matter of days. With only these last few days left and unable to get home he finds himself stranded in a small village where he spends his days wandering a delicate foreign land and encountering the people he will spend his final days with. Experiencing intimate and brief moments, allowing him these few last human connections. A quiet, contemplative humanist story set in Iceland. Exploring themes of grief, death, and how in the end human connections allow us to forgive and accept.
Programmer Notes:
Beautiful, heartbreaking, poignant. I was on the edge of tears throughout the entire movie. Pacing is perfect, beautiful cinematography and setting. Loved it.
About the Director:
Mylissa has been a finalist for various film programs and grants including, The Lynn Shelton “of a certain age” grant, HBO Directing Fellowship, and a 2 time Screencraft short film finalist and a Screencraft finalist for her short story writing. In 2017 she won the Sun Valley Film Festival Short Film Lab for her script Who Decides. In 2018 she was invited to participate in The Reykjavik Talent Lab in Iceland. Her award winning shorts That Party, That One Night and Who Decides have played at various festivals and can be seen online. She is the co-founder of The Los Angeles Women’s Film Collective, has worked as a producer on many short films and is an Executive Producer on the feature film A Black Rift Begins To Yawn (Slamdance 2021 winner). Everything in The End is her debut feature film.
Film Contact:
- Runtime74 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Icelandic, Portuguese
- CountryIceland / United States
- PremiereCentral Oregon Premiere (South of Portland and east of the Cascades)
- DirectorMylissa Fitzsimmons
