Covid Love is a short comedy by Dutch director and fellow cosmonaut René Nuijens. I contributed some one-liners. If you identify the correct one-liners, you can take me out for dinner! There are only winners!
‘The film takes us to an intimate moment of Dick and Mary who meet each other for the first time during the Covid pandemic. An empty restaurant, a somewhat odd waiter and his strict measures make it a tough evening. Or will love prevail?’.
Important to note: ‘”Gourmetting” is a famous Dutch dining tradition in which people sit around a small table grill and cook miniature pieces of meat, fish and vegetables. It is often enjoyed during Christmas holidays and after being in lockdown for months.’
Five-stars go to the Yuri-like dedication of auteur director Rene Nuijens to make this film happen. And those gravity-defying animations? They were art directed once again by the always kickass Celia Rosa. And there were many other star contributors…
So check out what the cosmic fuss is about and let us know what you think.
But be warned: you will enter an ear wormhole. Cigani to the stars!
Yuri film #5 is in the works… It will likely feature an interstellar football and a rocket of a sausage. So stay tuned!
Our award-winning film ‘Yuri on the Phone’ directed by Rene Nuijens is now online! Watch it above! With killer animations by stellar Celia Rosa and design studio Addikt! Edited by pulsar Will Judge!
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. Every man wanted to be him. Every woman wanted to be his wife. Now 55 years later, one lady’s passion for Yuri is as strong as ever…
Featuring Serbian film diva Rada Đuričin, ‘Yuri on the Phone’ shows us that space has enough place for all our hearts. It’s a story about love without borders. How obsession can be triggered by a single smile. How enduring passion can fill all voids.
(If you don’t have the attention span for this 6-minute movie, watch the trailer HERE– for which I did my very best ‘voice of God’ voice-over impersonation.)
– Nominated at the BARCELONA PLANET FILM FESTIVAL, Feb 2016, Barcelona (ESP).
– WINNING AWARD at FILM FESTIVAL CINEVANA ISTANBUL 2016, Istanbul (TRK).
– Official selection for the TEXAS ULTIMATE SHORTS, January 2016 (USA).
– Official selection for the HOLLYWOOD SKY FILM FESTIVAL, 2016 (USA).
– Official selection for the BROKEN KNUCKLE FILM FEST 2015 (USA).
– WINNER MIAMI INDEPENDENT SHORT FILM FESTIVAL August & September 2015 (USA).
– Official selection for BLOW UP, CHICAGO’S INTERNATIONAL ARTHOUSE FILMFEST (USA).
– Official selection for the KINOLIT FILMFESTIVAL, 2015, St. Petersburg (RUS).
– Official selection for LINEA D’OMBRO, FESTIVAL CULTURA GIOVANI, Salerno (IT).
– Official selection for the 2015 DC SHORT, Washington (USA).
– Official selection for the 2015 LOS ANGELES CINEFEST, LA (USA).
– Film looping at: FOTOGRAFIA EUROPEA 2015 at MUSEUM REGGIO EMILIA (IT).
– Official selection for the 2015 FMK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Pordenone (IT)
– Official selection for the 2015 ROMA CINEMA DOC, Rome (IT).
– Official selection for the 2015 REGINA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Regina (CAN)
Road to Gagarin presents the short film ‘The First Yugoslavian Cosmonaut’ on the 51st anniversary of human space flight.
On 12 April 1961, the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934-68) yelled ‘Off we go!’ as he was blasted off from a dusty steppe in Kazakhstan to become the first human in space. This historical event made a Belgrade boy start dreaming of becoming Yugoslavian Cosmonaut #1…
Road to Gagarin is a project by photographer/film-maker Rene Nuijens and I. By documenting the major settings of the bizarre and dramatic life of Yuri, we are out to capture the essence of the man who is dead, and his myth which is very much alive – and still inspiring much love, art and conspiracy theories. Yuri has not only been our rocket into Russia, but also Cuba.
Now it’s time to visit Yuri Gagarin Boulevard in Novi Belgrade, Serbia. Let’s all lay flowers.
