“Such a powerful love story.”
“It’s not just a film; it’s an experience.”
“Profoundly touching.”
“A life-affirming, unforgettable journey.”
“A must-watch…everyone should see!”
“Like a real-life version of The Notebook!”
“This movie changed my life.”
WHY NOW?
We’re at a pivotal moment in history — one where division prevails and the ability to live with authenticity and meaning, just the way we wish, is severely lacking.
It’s been said that the two biggest areas of life most often failed at are true love and death. This movie illustrates how success at both are not only possible, but attainable by each of us.
ON OUR OWN ISLAND is a deeply intimate, honest, and uplifting nonfiction love story. Touching people around the globe and lauded by critics for its warmth and bravery, this remarkable documentary is unlike any that have come before it — and probably unlike any that you’ll ever see again.
Chronicling the seasons of a relationship from its romantic beginnings through its final moments, ON OUR OWN ISLAND navigates life’s most meaningful experiences — with an ending so real and a love story so epic it promises to change you long after the movie has ended.
The full film is now available to watch for free to allow easy access to crucial information that’s so often kept hidden.
Watch it now and share it with those you think could use an inspiring, life-altering experience about the enduring power of true love, even in the darkest of times.
Trigger Warning: For Mature Audiences Only.
THE FILMMAKERS
ON OUR OWN ISLAND is helmed by two award-winning filmmakers, a mother-daughter directing duo, who were swept up in the serendipity of how this film came to be. By the time production began, Ellie already had decades of experience in the media and Sky had become an accomplished journalist as well. They had the skills, but gave each other the strength as they supported Steven, and each other, through this unforgettable experience.
ELLIE DYLAN
PRODUCER, CO-DIRECTOR
Ellie’s award-winning career in the media spans numerous sectors of the industry. After beginning as a college disc jockey, she quickly became the most-listened-to female radio host in American history on NBC. She then went on to become the host and producer of a number-one-rated, Emmy Award-winning weekly television series on ABC. She later developed and spearheaded a public/private partnership with the U.S. government, SKY U, where more than seven million of children in over 10,000 schools across America were introduced to important leadership principles through her initiative. Prior to all of this, Dylan wrote her senior thesis in college on death. Throughout her years in the media, she always believed that the skills she was learning were really just a “toolbox of knowledge” she would later use for a larger purpose — a belief confirmed, decades after, when Dylan was tasked with bringing this powerful story to life.
SKY DYLAN-ROBBINS
CO-DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHER
Sky is a New York-based journalist and the founder and executive director of The Video Consortium, a global network of today's leading nonfiction filmmakers. Previously, she was a journalist at NBC News, where she worked across broadcast, streaming, and digital verticals. Before NBC, she was The New Yorker's inaugural Senior Producer, where she created the magazine’s first short films and video series. Sky has been recognized by Forbes magazine as a "30 under 30" in the media. When filming for ON OUR OWN ISLAND began, Sky was producing a film about birth for The New Yorker magazine. The juxtaposition of finding out that her father had a terminal disease while filming the beauty of life’s beginning was a devastating irony. Supporting her father on his final journey — and documenting it, as he’d wished — has been the most fulfilling story of her life thus far.
“Vivid, lyrical, and loving!”
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