Host Destination was written, directed and produced by Eleni Modinos.
Cinematography by Alessia Chapman.
Production Design, Edit and Sound by Marcus Hollands
‘Pro-choice’ doesn’t mean ‘easy choice’.
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Festival Awards, Nominations & Selections
St Kilda Film Festival 2023 — Under the Radar
St Kilda Film Festival 2023 — Best Youth Short Film Finalist
New York Blackbird Film Festival 2023 — Audience Choice Winner
New York Blackbird Film Festival 2023 – Officially Selected
Setting Sun Film Festival 2023 – Best Emerging Filmmaker Finalist
Setting Sun Film Festival 2023 — Best Performer Finalist — Yiana Pandelis
Australian Independent Film Festival 2023 — Semi Finalist for Best Emerging Filmmaking
World Fest-Houston International Film Festival 2023 — Finalist for Best Emerging Filmmaker
SAFILM San Antonio Film Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
SWAN Perth Women’s International Film Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
Sydney Sci-fi Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
New York Lift-Off Festival 2023 – Officially Selected
Toronto Lift-Off Festival 2023 – Officially Selected
Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival 2023 — Officially Selected for New Voices Category
Melbourne Lift-Off Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
Sydney Lift-Off Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
London Lift-Off Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
Paris Lift-Off Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
Los Angeles Lift-Off Festival 2023 — Officially Selected
Melbourne CINEVERSE Film Festival 2023 — Finalist for Best in Show Shorts
Cinaestheisa Film Festival 2022 – Best Picture, Best Post Production, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
Behind the scenes
Host Destination is a drama fantasy short film, about a parallel narrative between Katerina and Sloane, who are from two very different worlds, and have their worlds converge by one moment in time.
Katerina is an artist living on Earth who chooses to terminate her unplanned pregnancy. In another world, we meet Sloane, a consciousness awaiting in the Cosmos for their flight to Earth and to meet their assigned host Katerina. Sloane’s journey to Earth is shortly delayed but this isn’t the end of their story.
This film has been an important one for us as creatives to tell due to the contemporary issues around the world on abortion and female bodily autonomy. We take pride in our work of utilising the fantasy/sci-fi genre to tell this story in a compelling and sensitive way.
To find out more, please find our press kit further below..
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