MOONSHINE
Dark, yet spiced with black humor love story told form the edge of reality and nightmare. Main character, rejected by cold and demonic woman of his dreams embarks on a surreal and oneiric journey towards his fate, following a mysterious crescent moon. The world of "Moonshine" is created from the mixture of three techniques - flat animation, 3D and live acting. On a backdrop of black and white photography the characters - actors as well as animated creatures - live through their nightmare accompanied by equally murky Tom Waits's song "Way Down in The Hole".
- GENRE:
- animation
- COUNTRY:
- POLAND
- RUNNING TIME:
- 10'
- YEAR:
- 2013
- DIRECTING:
- Michał Poniedzielski
- SCRIPT:
- Michał Poniedzielski
- DOP:
- Michał Poniedzielski
- EDITOR:
- Michał Poniedzielski
- MUSIC:
- Tom Waits
- PRODUCTION:
- Lava Films
Michał Poniedzielski »
born in Zgierz, Poland in 1981. In 2005 he graduated from the Faculty of Graphics and Painting at Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz with a title of Master of Arts. Between 2004-2007 he studied at the Polish National Film, Television and Theater School in Lodz where he graduated in Animation and Special Effects. His student animated short “A Film With No Flies On” was awarded at numerus festivals in Poland and abroad and went viral before YouTube or other video hosting sites emerged. It was widely (and illegally) distributed by people as an attachment to email. Then the career of this short continued on YouTube (around 2 million views of several non-official copies). His next short „Moonshine” made in 2013 brough him awards at festivals Tampere, Porto7 and Chicago International Film Festival. He lives in Lodz, Poland. He is a father of 8 year old Susanne.
AT FESTIVALS:
- 13. T-mobile New Horizons, Poland, 2013 (competition)
- Tampere Film Festival 2014, Finland, 2014 (Best Animation)
- Sardinia International Film Festival, Italy, 2014 (competition)
- London International Animation Festival 2014, UK, 2014 (competition)
- Cutout Fest 2014, Mexico, 2014 (competition)
- 13th MUMIA - International Underground Animated Film Festival, Brasil, 2015 (competition)