Genre
Synopsis
THE LOST CONTINENT start In the vast deserts of the American Southwest. Alix, a restless supermarket cashier, sets out for the Pacific with her younger sister and two closest friends in search of reinvention. Their escape is shattered when her sister is killed by a stray police bullet, leaving the three women devastated and untethered. They find refuge with Catharina, an enigmatic and powerful figure who helps them transform their grief into strength. As they heal, each woman embarks on her own path — confronting systems of power, reclaiming agency over her body, and redefining justice on her own terms. From the Southwest to Alaska, their journey becomes a mythic odyssey of loss, sisterhood, and rebirth — a story about women refusing to remain invisible and choosing to author their own destinies.
Director Identity
Bio
French writer-director Vanessa Ly starts making films when she moves to New York after studying Modern Literature at the Sorbonne. Self-taught in cinema, she is the recipient of the Jameson Short Film Award and the Best Short Film Award at the Bangkok Film Festival with Mekong Interior. Festivals/Screenings include: Edinburgh, Rotterdam, Palm Spring, Côté Court Pantin, Rencontres du Moyen Métrage de Brive (France), Anthology Archives (NYC), Her short films were shortlisted at the Critic’s Week and Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. Her debut feature Memories of the Future wins the Best Philip K. Dick Feature Award. The Lost Continent will be her second feature.
Credits
Editor - Shelby Siegel
