The Island
Directed
by Julien Pujol
2023 • France • 39min
After travelling around the world, Nina and Mathieu arrive on an island to spend midsummer with friends. As nature and time slowly take their place, they have to confront the emptiness of desire.
Nina and Mathieu arrive on a
small island from a trip around the
world to celebrate midsummer with
their friends Jessica and Ingmar. As
the journey culminates, they both
have different reactions to the ending
of their trip.
How does one feel after
seeing everything? What is left once
desire is fullfilled? Mathieu tries to
fill this emptiness in the form of a new
desire: an old lover Jessica, meanwhile
Nina has become distanced from
Mathieu and searches for meaning
and stability.