"West of the Moon" great Shortfilm by Brent Bonacorso

Cinema & Creativity
"West of the Moon"

great Shortfilm by Brent Bonacorso

A narrative story based on a series of interviews with children about their dreams.

Written, Directed, & Animated by Brent Bonacorso. Loosely based on several hundred interviews with children about their dreams, 'West of the Moon ' is the story of one man's lost love and his strange path to redemption, aided along the way by a gambling robot, a wayward monkey, and a healthy dose of determination.

 

 

Directed By Brent Bonacorso
Produced By Collaboration Factory
Made In USA

more information
 brentbonacorso.com


shortoftheweek.com/west-of-the-moon
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Credits

Written, Directed, & Animated by Brent Bonacorso
Produced by Thom Fennessey
Cinematography by Tarin Anderson
Music by Devotchka
Production by Collaboration Factory

Winner of Best Short film @ Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winner of Best Short film @ Aspen ShortsfestWinner of Best Short film @ Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
Winner of Best Short film @ Carmel International Film Festival
Winner of Best Short film @ Florida International Film Festival.
Official Selection @ St. Louis Film Festival
Official Selection @ Palm Springs Film Festival
Official Selection @ Milwaukee International Film Festival
Official Selection @ Worldwide Short Film Festival
Official Selection @ Atlanta International Film Festival
Official Selection @ Gold Coast International Film Festival
Official Selection @ Maui International Film Festival
Official Selection @ LA Shortsfest
Starring Jacob Whitkin, Michael Garbe, Amber Noelle, Christopher Tomaselli, and Michael Galvin
Produced by Thom Fennessey
Cinematography by Tarin Anderson

Music by the ever-wonderful Devotchka  

Interviews by Roger Omar, compiled and wonderfully

 illustrated in 'Elmonstruodecoloresnotieneboca' : flickr.com/photos/rogeromar/

A Collaboration Factory production collaborationfactory.com

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