A dance between moon and ocean, forests and rivers. A short film by Scott Barley, originally made for a "half moon phase" sequence for Tadhg O'Sullivan's essay film, 'To the Moon' (2020). Shot on iPhone Xs with various rephotographing techniques, combined with superimposed drawings and paintings by Scott Barley. Released as a standalone short film in 2024 as part of 'Short Films (2012–2020): Solo Works by Scott Barley' on Blu-ray.
Something happens as four people look up to the moon.
“The Moon Is Essentially Gray” is a 3-minute CG animated short about a young child, her makeshift rocket, and her fantastic flight to the moon. The film explores the role escapism plays in the lives of children who suffer some form of neglect or abandonment by their caregivers. It is ultimately about the struggle to gain (or regain) personal power, joy, and freedom.
During a Sunday night shift at SNASA (Secret NASA), an astronaut, whose ship is stranded on the Moon, calls the three scientists working that night - Buddy, Lizzie and Shaun - asking for help. As their negligence and foolishness takes ahold of their professionalism, the three scientists are left dealing with the fatal outcome of their actions.
Thrown between reality and false Catholic narratives, Luna questions her sanity, exploring independence moving into her first ever apartment, as each full moon brings on a wave of terror she can't control.
Javier is ready to give important news to Carlos, his best friend and roommate. Carlos, on the other hand, gets home excited to see the brightest moon of the year. When they realize they are trapped inside the apartment, both find complications in achieving their objective.
It's 1969. The American's have not landed on the moon yet and in Northern Ireland, political tensions are mounting. Noah, an idealistic inventor, has a unique yet naïve idea. He believes it will unite the country's battling factions in a shared dream of progress, putting an end to the growing violence. His plan is to convince politicians, money men, religious figureheads and paramilitaries to help him get Northern Ireland to the moon.
A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon.
In our darkest days, Moonboy reminds us to grab the light, music, love... and just dance in an elevator!
During a training exercise in an abandoned open-pit mine, a crew of Canadian astronauts are interrupted by an Atikamekw elder, who asks them to deliver an important message to the spirit of his community on the moon.
In the aftermath of 0009: The Sharks Make Contact (2019), the surviving sharks have to deal with a destroyed moon, and try to stop Shoogledocking.
Large friend helps their small friend
Return To The Moon is a CG short film created in Blender. It follows a hypothetical mission called HLS I. It's goal is to perform an uncrewed Lunar Landing.
Lost in a whirlpool of loss and regret, Harry Bradshaw attempts to find innocence.
Two energies that exchange glances, yield to a passion that vibrates in harmony. Both are transmuted, revealing themselves as witnesses that with a gesture of love it is possible to deserve the world.
Follow the extraordinary inside story of NASA engineers as they race to build and launch Artemis I, the world's biggest rocket, as it prepares for missions that will transport humans to the moon, then launch an amazing journey to Mars and beyond.
The story of a man who decides to make his childhood dream become a reality.
To watch the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3EKRAkBjmo
To watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RWXNzwnREo
Anyone carries something with them, something that can be short and painful, sweet and long, and strange and lovely, but it does not matter. What’s important is Life. And the Moon which sees everything