Yesterday Island
Lured onto an island by an old friend under false pretences, down-and-out writer Amos (Aussie stand-up, Ivan Aristeguieta) ignores a series of red flags before finding himself all alone, stranded on the 'arse end of the world'. As cabin fever sets in, he quickly learns that on this mostly unremarkable stretch of land, today is just like yesterday and tomorrow doesn't exist. In order to escape Amos must discover that his petty grudges might also be his salvation. Shot on location in Tasmania and co-starring Florence Noble (The Paragon, SFF 2023), expect the unexpected from this quirky and fun new indie comedy. An audience award winner and gentle reminder that no good deed goes unpunished.
Special Guests
Ivan Aristeguieta is an award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and actor. Originally from Venezuela, Ivan moved to Australia in 2014, where he has since gone on to become one of our most popular stand up comedians, performing all over the world, and reaching the peak of Australian stand up comedy with his nomination for Most Outstanding Comedy, at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2021. Drawing from his own experience migrating to Australia, he wrote and acted in the short form series, LOST IN PRONUNCIATION (ABC). Ivan has released three full length comedy specials, CHORIZO SIZZLE (ABC iView), THE FOURTH FLOOR and HAPPY PAPI (Paramount+). YESTERDAY ISLAND is his debut feature film.
Sam’s second feature, KING OF PEKING, world premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to play the BFI London, Warsaw, and Stockholm international film festivals. That film was released worldwide by Netflix in 2018, receiving positive reviews in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. His 2010 feature film, RED LIGHT REVOLUTION, was included on the British Film Institute’s list of “10 Great Films Set in Beijing”. That film won the People’s Choice Award at the 2011 Singapore International Film Festival, where it was the opening film.
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