[Bright music plays]

A child says, WHEE!

[Giggling]

t.v.o. kids and Apartment 11 Productions and Fabrique Fantastique Original.

[Soft music plays]

At home, Ella, who has curly, dark brown hair, runs down a staircase with a toy rocket ship. She wears a teal space suit and a helmet with animal ears.

[Giggling]

Ella runs into the living room and gives her little sister, Tilly, the rocket ship.

[Upbeat music plays]

A singer sings, COME WITH ME, TO THE STARS.

Ella’s mom picks up Tilly and smiles. Ella runs outside and past her dad.

The singer sings, THE GALAXY IS OURS!

Ella waves to her dad.

She says, BYE DAD!

Ella jumps onto her moon scooter, a circular spacecraft, and takes off.

People say, LET'S GO!

The singer sings, LOOK AT ALL THE WONDER. INTER-STELLAR.

Ella flies over a planet with Madhu, a blue and green alien, Slippy, a black-haired boy who flies a red spacecraft and Glitch, Slippy’s small robot.

The signer sings, LOOK UP SO MUCH SPLENDOUR. INTER-STELLAR.

Ella flies on Madhu.

The singer sings, LOOK OUT FOR ADVENTURE.

Ella and Slippy explore a planet together with Maggie, Ella’s A.I. star. Elsewhere in space, Slippy and Madhu look startled.

They say, WHOA!

They serve away from Ella and her moon scooter.

The singer sings, COME EXPLORE THE MILKY WAY!

Ella and her family sit on a spacecraft.

The singer sings, LOOK UP! INTERSTELLAR ELLA.

Ella, her family, and her friends admire a giant colourful cloud together. Text reads, t.v.o. kids Presents, Interstellar Ella.

[Gentle music plays]

Someone says, HMM.

In Ella and Tilly’s bedroom, Ella packs a stuffed animal with a horn into a bin. Tilly wakes up in her bed and rubs her eyes.

Tilly asks, WHERE'S UNISTORM GOING?

Ella says, FINALLY! YOU'RE AWAKE!

She runs over to Tilly’s bed.

Ella says, GOOD MORNING, TILLY. I HAVE INTERSTELLAR NEWS! YOU'RE GETTING YOUR OWN ROOM!

Maggie appears from Ella’s watch.

Maggie says, TILLY'S BED IS 70 CENTIMETERS WIDE AND 150 CENTIMETERS LONG.

Tilly says, MY OWN ROOM?

Ella says, YEP. MOM SAID SO!

She carries the bin toward the door.

Ella says, THAT MEANS THIS ROOM WILL BE JUST FOR ME, AND IT'LL LOOK AWESOME!

She leaves the bin by the door.

Elle says, I'M GOING TO ADD EXTRA PLANTS, SOME COOL POSTERS AND...

Tilly stands up on the bed and asks, BUT WHY?

Ella says, I GUESS MOM THINKS YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH NOW. BUT THE BEST PART IS I'M GOING TO MAKE YOUR BED INTO AN AQUARIUM!

Maggie says, AN AQUARIUM THAT IS 70 CENTIMETERS WIDE AND 150 CENTIMETERS LONG.

Maggie projects an image of an aquarium onto Tilly’s bed.

Ella asks, ISN'T THIS GREAT?

Tilly looks uncertain.

She says, YAY. I'M GETTING MY OWN ROOM TOMORROW. THIS IS STINTER-BELLAR!

Ella says, I KNOW! I CAN'T WAIT. I WISH I COULD SPEED UP THE CLOCK!

She presses a button on a clock.

[Clock beeping]

Ella grabs the bin of toys and leaves the room. Maggie follows. Tilly looks disappointed. She lies down on her belly.

Tilly says, I WISH I COULD SLOW DOWN THE CLOCK.

She looks over at the clock reading 10:12, and her eyes widen.

Tilly says, ELLA?

Ella pokes her head into the room.

Tilly asks, CAN YOU TAKE ME TO SEE SLIPPY? I WANT HIM TO MAKE ME SOMETHING FOR MY NEW ROOM!

Ella says, SURE!

[Upbeat music plays]

Ella and Tilly fly through space to Ella and Slippy’s asteroid clubhouse. Madhu glides down the slide-like curve in the asteroid and joins Slippy. Slippy kneels beside Glitch, working on an invention with a hose attached.

Madhu says, ELLA, YOU'RE HERE! I THOUGHT YOU WERE DECORATING YOUR NEW ROOM TODAY.

Ella and Tilly land on the asteroid.

Ella says, I AM! I'M JUST DROPPING OFF TILLY

Tilly says, SO SLIPPY CAN MAKE ME SOMETHING.

Ella hugs Tilly.

Ella says, I'M GOING TO GO PREP MY NEW ROOM! THEN I'LL PICK YOU UP LATER. WE PROMISED TO HELP DAD MAKE CURRY FOR DINNER. REMEMBER?

Tilly says, OF COURSE I REMEMBER! CURRY'S MY FAVORITE!

Ella says, BYE! AND THANKS SLIPPY!

She flies away on her moon scooter.

Ella says, I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE MY OWN ROOM!

Slippy, Tilly and Madhu wave and say, BYE ELLA!

Tilly hops out of her moon scooter sidecar and walks over to Slippy.

Slippy says, SO, TILLY, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

Tilly pulls a lever on the invention with a hose attached.

She says, I'M LOOKING FOR AN INVENTION.

[Invention whirring]

Glitch pushes the lever and the invention powers down.

[Glitch beeping]

Slippy asks, WHAT KIND OF INVENTION?

Tilly says, I NEED SOMETHING THAT SLOWS DOWN TIME.

She turns on another invention. Glitch turns it off.

[Glitch beeping]

Tilly says, SO TOMORROW NEVER COMES.

She reaches for an invention on the ground.

[Glitch beeping]

Tilly asks, DO YOU HAVE A THING THAT CAN DO THAT?

Slippy grabs the invention on the ground and gives Tilly a remote. Tilly presses a button on the remote.

[Glitch beeping with panic]

Tilly frowns.

[Glitch beeping in relief]

Slippy asks, YOU MEAN LIKE SOME SORT OF TIME MACHINE?

Tilly says, YEAH!

She tosses the remote aside.

She asks, DO YOU HAVE A TIME MACHINE?

Madhu asks, WHY DON'T YOU WANT TOMORROW TO COME?

With her arms crossed, Tilly says, I DON'T WANT TO GET OLDER.

Madhu asks, ARE YOU SURE, TILLY? WHEN YOU GET OLDER, YOU GET BIGGER. AND THE VIEW IS GREAT UP HERE!

Madhu holds Tilly up high.

[Tilly giggling]

Tilly shakes her head and says, NO. I WANT MY TIME MACHINE.

Madhu lowers Tilly.

Slippy says, AND I'D BUILD YOU ONE BUT TIME MACHINES DON'T EXIST.

Tilly says, HMM. HOW ELSE CAN I SLOW DOWN TIME?

Slippy says, I KNOW ONE WAY.

[Glitch franticly beeping]

Slippy says, DON'T WORRY, GLITCH. I WON'T TELL HER THAT TIME SLOWS DOWN AROUND BLACK HOLES.

Slippy covers his mouth.

He says, OH. OOPS.

Tilly says, A BLACK HOLE? COOL. LET'S MAKE ONE OF THOSE!

Madhu chuckles, OH!

Madhu says, YOU CAN'T MAKE A BLACK HOLE. THEY FORM WHEN A STAR COLLAPSES.

Slippy says, LIKE THIS!

He pulls a tablet out of the clubhouse storage space. Tilly watches an animation of a star collapsing on the tablet.

Tilly asks, HOW DO WE FIND A BLACK HOLE?

Slippy says, THIS ISN’T MAGGIE. IT DOESN'T TALK BACK TO YOU.

Tilly says, OH, WELL.

She walks away and grabs Madhu’s hand.

Tilly says, OKAY. COME ON, MADHU. WE'LL FIND A BLACK HOLE OURSELVES!

She jumps in her sidecar moon scooter.

Slippy says, TILLY, WAIT UP!

Tilly flies away with Madhu. Madhu waves to Slippy. Slippy calls Ella with a com bubble.

Ella says, SLIPPY! HEY, HOW'S TILLY DOING?

Slippy says, GREAT. WELL, SHE IS RACING OFF TO A BLACK HOLE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, GREAT.

Ella says, WAIT, WHAT? A BLACK HOLE?

Slippy nods.

Ella asks, WHY?

Slippy says, SHE WANTS TO SLOW DOWN TIME. SHE SAID SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GET OLDER.

Ella says, THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE TILLY AT ALL. OKAY, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

The com bubble pops and Slippy flies away on his space racer. Glitch follows close behind.

[Upbeat music plays]

[Space racer rumbling]

Elsewhere in space, Slippy and Glitch stop near a black hole, where bright orange and yellow swirls surround a black spot in the centre. Tilly and Madhu hover close by.

[Glitch beeping]

Tilly says, WHOA! THAT'S A BLACK HOLE!

Madhu nods and says, UH-HUH.

Tilly asks, HOW DOES THAT SLOW DOWN TIME?

From close by, Maggie says, AROUND A BLACK HOLE THE GRAVITY IS VERY STRONG. THAT IS WHY TIME MOVES MORE SLOWLY HERE.

Maggie projects an image of the black hole with the time 13:02 and an image of Tilly with the time 14:32.

Maggie says, HOWEVER, TIME WILL STILL PASS JUST AS FAST AT HOME STATION.

Tilly says, MAGGIE? WAIT, IF YOU'RE HERE…

Tilly looks around. Ella flies up to Tilly and Madhu on her moon scooter.

Ella says, TILLY, WHAT'S UP? SLIPPY TOLD ME YOU'RE SCARED OF GETTING OLDER?

Tilly looks away.

Maggie says, ELLA. WE SHOULD NOT STAY HERE VERY LONG.

Slippy flies over to the others with Glitch.

Maggie warns, EVERY MINUTE THAT WE ARE HERE, A WHOLE HOUR PASSES AT HOME STATION.

Madhu says, A WHOLE HOUR? THAT MAKES MY BRAIN GO LIKE...

[Madhu blabbering]

Slippy scratches his chin and says, SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL MORNING AT HOME STATION, IF WE STAY HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, IT'LL ALREADY BE DINNER TIME?

Maggie says, IT WILL BE DINNERTIME IN 8 MINUTES, TO BE EXACT.

Ella says, THAT IS SO WEIRD AND COOL! OKAY, WE'VE GOT TO GO TILLY YOU WE'RE MAKING DINNER TONIGHT, REMEMBER?

Madhu says, UM, ELLA!

Tilly pulls Madhu away and flies toward a nearby planet.

Tilly angrily says, MADHU AND I ARE GOING TO PLAY HERE.

Ella says, NO, TILLY, WAIT!

She and Slippy race after Tilly and Madhu.

Ella says, COME ON, TILLY, WE HAVE TO GO!

Tilly says, NO WAY, MADHU AND I ARE STAYING HERE. WHERE TIME IS SLOW. SO TOMORROW NEVER COMES!

She pulls Madhu over craters on the planet.

Madhu asks, IF WE STAY HERE THIS LONG, WILL IT ACTUALLY BE THIS LONG AT HOME STATION?

Madhu stretches their arm.

Maggie says, APPROXIMATELY.

[Madhu blabbering]

Tilly says, COME ON MADHU, LET'S PLAY HIDE AND SEEK.

Madhu says, OH, I LOVE HIDE AND SEEK!

[Upbeat music plays]

Ella and Slippy follow Tilly and Madhu around the planet. Ella looks annoyed. Tilly glances back toward Ella with a look of anger.

Maggie says, WE HAVE TO LEAVE IN 7 MINUTES.

Ella says, WHAT? A WHOLE HOUR HAS PASSED AT HOME STATION ALREADY?

Madhu says, WHAT?!

[Madhu blabbering]

Tilly dives into a crater with Madhu. Ella and Slippy follow.

Slippy says, HUH? WHERE ARE THEY?

He and Ella fly out of the crater. Close by, Tilly hides behind a boulder with Madhu.

Madhu whispers, I THINK ELLA IS RIGHT, WE HAVE TO LEAVE THIS PLACE.

With her arms crossed, Tilly says, NO, I DON'T WANT TO.

Madhu says, BUT NO MATTER WHERE WE ARE IN THE GALAXY, TOMORROW WILL ALWAYS COME. AT LEAST I THINK.

[Tilly grumbling]

Madhu says, AND IF WE WAIT TOO LONG TO GO HOME, IT'LL ALREADY BE TOMORROW THERE.

[Madhu blabbering]

Ella and Slippy fly near Tilly and Madhu.

Ella says, I DON'T SEE THEM ANYWHERE. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE INVISIBLE.

Slippy says, GLITCH, I NEED MY SPACE GOGGLES AND A TABLET, PLEASE.

Glitch passes Slippy his space goggles and tablet from his storage compartment.

Slippy says, I CAN PROGRAM THESE GOGGLES TO SEE TILLY S SCOOTER THROUGH ROCKS, THAT WILL SPEED THINGS UP.

Maggie says, GOOD IDEA, BECAUSE YOU HAVE 6 MINUTES LEFT BEFORE DINNER TIME.

Slippy scans his tablet. Behind the boulder, Tilly flies out of her moon scooter sidecar with her space boots. Slippy scans the boulder and spots the sidecar.

Slippy says, THERE!

Ella flies around to Tilly’s sidecar.

Ella says, TILLY!

Slippy, Maggie and Glitch catch up with Ella and find Tilly’s sidecar empty.

Ella says, UH…

Glitch points to the right.

[Glitch beeping]

The others spot Tilly flying away with Madhu.

[Dramatic music plays]

Ella calls out, TILLY, COME HERE!

Ella turns to Slippy.

She says, YOU GO LEFT AND I'LL GO RIGHT.

Slippy nods. He and Ella split up. They fly around the planet with their space boots. Glitch follows Slippy.

[Glitch beeping]

Slippy spots a glowing green light, which is Madhu in the distance, and snaps his fingers. Ella appears in a com bubble.

Slippy says, I FOUND HER.

Ella says, PHEW!

She wipes her forehead.

Ella says OKAY. FOLLOW HER! I'M COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE. WE’LL BOX HER IN.

The com bubble pops.

Slippy says, YOU GOT IT!

He and Glitch follow Tilly and Madhu.

[Dramatic music continues]

Slippy and Glitch fly closer to Tilly and Madhu. Tilly looks over her shoulder and scowls. Tilly, Madhu, Slippy and Glitch swerve around rock hills and boulders scattered across the planet. Slippy glances over his shoulder. His right leg crosses over his left, and he stumbles.

[Slippy yelping]

Slippy falls.

[Thudding]

[Slippy grunting]

Slippy gets up and runs after Tilly and Madhu. Tilly looks back toward Slippy and smirks. She looks forward in surprise. Ella flies toward Tilly.

Ella says, SORRY, TILLS, BUT WE'VE REALLY GOT TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE!

Tilly dodges Ella’s reach. Slippy and Glitch block Tilly’s path.

[Glitch beeping]

Ella lands on her feet.

Slippy says, YEAH, WE NEED TO LEAVE IN...

Maggie appears and says, 4 MINUTES.

Madhu says, 4 MINUTES? BUT YOU SAID 8 MINUTES BEFORE, AND 4 MINUTES IS PASSED HERE. 4 HOURS HAS PASSED AT HOME STATION! SO IT'S NOW…

Madhu looks at their fingers.

Madhu says, AFTERNOON THERE?!

Maggie says, YOU ARE BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND. AND NOW YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES LEFT.

Madhu says, THEN WE REALLY DO NEED TO LEAVE!

Tilly runs away.

Slippy says, TILLY!

He runs after Tilly.

Slippy says, COME ON!

Ella runs up to Slippy.

Ella says, WAIT. I NEED A MINUTE WITH TILLY AND MAGGIE. CAN YOU TELL DAD WE MAY BE A LITTLE LATE FOR DINNER?

[Madhu gasping]

Ella says, I SAID, MAY!

Behind a rock, Tilly hugs her knees. Ella walks up and sits against the other side of the rock.

Ella says, TILLY, IF YOU'RE STAYING, THEN I'M STAYING WITH YOU. EVEN IF IT MEANS WE’LL MISS MAKING CURRY WITH DAD, OR EVEN GETTING HOME IN TIME FOR TOMORROW OR THE DAY AFTER. THE ONLY THING I DON'T GET IS WHY YOU DON'T WANT TOMORROW TO COME.

Tilly says, CAUSE....CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ROOMS! THEN YOU AND ME WILL BE APART. WE WON'T EVEN DO ANYTHING TOGETHER! WE WON'T EVEN BE SISTERS ANYMORE!

Ella walks around to her sister.

Ella says, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE AFRAID OF? TILLY, THAT'S ONE THING THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!

Ella kneels beside Tilly.

Ella asks, WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL ME?

Tilly says, YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO GET YOUR OWN ROOM.

Ella says, I AM, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE TOO. YOU CAN STAY IN THE ROOM WITH ME AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

[Tilly giggling]

Tilly says, OKAY. CAN WE LEAVE NOW?

Maggie appears and says, WE HAVE ONE MINUTE LEFT.

Tilly says, ONE MINUTE!? ELLA, WE GOT TO GO! WE CAN'T MISS DINNER WE’RE THE COOKS!

Tilly flies away with her space boots.

[Ella laughing]

Ella follows Tilly.

Slippy says, BYE ELLA!

He and Madhu wave.

Madhu says, BYE ELLA!

[Gentle music plays]

Back home, in Ella and Tilly’s bedroom, Ella flies up to the ceiling with her space boots and hangs a string of yellow, pink and green lights.

Tilly says, SOMEDAY I WANT MY OWN ROOM.

She sticks a googly eye on a leafy plant. Ella sticks the string lights on the wall.

[Ella grunting]

Ella says, UH-HUH.

Tilly says, BUT FOR NOW, YOU HAVE TO HELP ME TAKE CARE OF THESE MONSTER PLANTS.

Ella looks down toward multiple leafy plants with googly eyes on all their leaves.

[Ella laughing]

Ella lands in front of Tilly.

Ella says, ALL RIGHT. I'LL HELP YOU. BUT YOU HAVE TO HELP ME TAKE CARE OF OUR AWESOME NEW AQUARIUM!

She turns toward a large aquarium against the window full of coral and plants.

[Water bubbling]

A miniature home station is in the aquarium.

Tilly says, I THINK SOMETHING'S MISSING.

Ella asks, A FISH?

[Upbeat music plays]

Tilly grabs her toy rocket ship. She flies above the aquarium and drops it into the water.

[Splashing]

The toy rocket ship sinks to the bottom of the aquarium. Tilly flies down to Ella.

Tilly says, IT'S PERFECT! NOW, I CAN'T WAIT FOR TOMORROW TO COME!

She hugs Ella’s legs. Ella puts her arms around Tilly.

[Ella giggling]

Tilly says, AND THE NEXT DAY. AND THE NEXT DAY. AND THE NEXT DAY. AND THE NEXT DAY.

[Gentle music plays]

End credits. Cast: Ella, Ava Augustin. Slippy, Jack Molloy-Legault. Madhu, Eleanor Noble. Maggie, Felicia Shulman. Tilly, Léah Brady. Directors: Freek Quartier. Tom Van Gestel. Written By: An De Gruyter.

A singer sings, COME WITH ME, TO THE STARS. THE GALAXY IS OURS!
 
People say, LET'S GO!
 
The singer sings, LOOK AT ALL THE WONDER. INTER-STELLAR. LOOK UP SO MUCH SPLENDOUR. INTER-STELLAR. LOOK OUT FOR ADVENTURE. COME EXPLORE THE MILKY WAY! LOOK UP! INTERSTELLAR ELLA.
 
Produced By Fabrique Fantastique and Apartment 11 Productions. Copyright 2022 Fabrique Fantastique and Ella Animation Inc. All rights reserved. Maggie appears and waves.