Jump Tomorrow
Year: 2001
Director: Joel Hopkins
Country of origin: United Kingdom
In “Jump Tomorrow” we witness the tragicomic journey of George, a young Nigerian man about to be engaged in a marriage arranged by his family. At the airport where he is supposed to meet his would-be partner, George meets Alicia, a Latina who flirts with him and invites him to a party, and Gerard, a disconsolate Frenchman who has just had a marriage proposal rejected, characters who will make George question his decisions on his way to Niagara Falls, where he is supposed to meet his future wife. Winner of a BAFTA award in the best director category and nominated for five awards at the British Independent Film Awards.