One year after her father's death, a high school senior discovers the epic screenplay for a terrible space opera — written by her dad. Equipped with just a VHS camera and pocket change, she decides to honor her late father and make this script a reality.
The Moon & Back, 月球来回, 더 문 & 백
USA
Heartland International Film Festival
USA
San Diego International Film Festival
USA
St. Louis International Film Festival
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto RicoPG-13
US Virgin IslandsPG-13
USAPG-13
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands
USA
A labor of love. Using art to pay tribute to a loved one that you lost. The language of film allowing you to hear their voice again and tell them that you love them. Honoring the past in order to move on to your future.
The Moon and Back is sweet, heartfelt, funny, moving, and adorable. It has a quirky and silly tone, but there's also a melancholic feeling that reminds us of the tragedy at the heart of the story. This is about loss, but also about the gifts that your lost loved ones leave with you, and the legacy that you can honor. So much of this film's success rests on Isabel May's shoulders, and she does a…
Hi Letterboxd. I've been waiting to leave a review on this movie for a long time -- too long, actually, and now my little Letterboxd review feels more important than I'd like it to feel!
This is a movie I wrote and directed and lived and breathed and celebrated and cherished and cursed at and agonized over and shook my fist at and cried over many, many times, in both happy and sad ways.
This is a movie shot in November of 2020, with an extremely small budget, nine days of physical production (and one day of very silly VHS b-roll), and a crew of people that put their heart and soul into every step. The sheer number of favors…
Just the sweetest movie ever - especially lovable for how it taps into that early-aughts home video aesthetic (fuzzy camcorder vibes FTW!) without ever feeling like it panders for the sake of nostalgia. It's also the rare movie about filmmaking to actually be about something other than filmmaking, filled with a level of DIY earnestness (in both its story and production!) that makes the whole thing feel warmly authentic.
Got to see with a Q&A by director Leah Bleich - her enthusiasm for the project was infectious, and made me super excited to see what she does next!
The Moon & Back is a movie I worked on (2nd AD), and was written & directed by my friend and fellow Letterboxd poster Leah Bleich. Hi Leah!
We had a friends and family screening at the Landmark theater in Los Angeles last Thursday, and getting to see our work on the big screen was surreal and gratifying. And not only that - the movie’s good! It’s a testament to Leah’s hustle and creative output that she delivered a touching coming-of-age film with the parameters that were set (9 shooting days, $50k budget). Everyone who worked on this film, cast & crew, were lovely and a blast to be around. I can’t wait for you all to see this movie when it’s out for the public.
I bought a digital copy of this film on a whim a few weeks ago. It looked like something I would enjoy, and I was right! This is a very sweet and cute film that really spoke to me. Thankfully, my dad is alive and well, but I could still relate to Lydia's story. The supporting cast was also great! Seek this one out and give it a try!
Lydia (Isabel May, 1883) is the very heart and soul of Leah Bleich's debut feature film The Moon & Back, a low-budget indie having its world premiere this week at Indy's Heartland International Film Festival. Heartland is the ideal locale for this humorous and charming film that takes a strong ensemble cast and tells the kind of story that Heartland audiences absolutely love.
Lydia is a high school senior struggling to make sense of anything a year after the death of her writer father (Oscar winner Nat Faxon, The Descendants) due to cancer. She and her mother (Missi Pyle, Captain Fantastic) are increasingly estranged and living in a home they can no longer afford.
In a cinematic world where the term…
Petit film sans prétention mais avec beaucoup de cœur qui raconte l’histoire de la jeune Lydia qui tente de se reconstruire après le décès brutal de son père.
The Moon and Back rappelle combien il est important de faire un max de choses avec nos proches avant qu’il soit trop tard.
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