To the Moon (2021 film)

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To the Moon
Directed by Scott Friend
Written byScott Friend
Produced byDavid Formentin
Everett Hendler
Stephanie Randall
Cate Smierciak
Gabriel Wilson
Starring
CinematographyDan Debrey
Edited byDavid Formentin
Music byJason Martin Castillo
Production
company
To the Moon Film
Distributed by 1091 Pictures
Release dates
  • 29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)(Nightstream)
  • 20 September 2022 (2022-09-20)(VOD)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

To the Moon is a 2021 American psychological thriller film directed by Scott Friend, starring Friend, Will Brill and Madeleine Morgenweck. It was Friend's directorial debut.

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Cast

Release

The film premiered at Nightstream on 29 October 2021. [1] It was released to Video on Demand on 20 September 2022. [2]

Reception

Andrew Stover of Film Threat gave the film a score of 8/10 and called it "thoughtfully written and beautifully shot", as well as "singular and memorable", despite suffering from some "pacing issues". [3]

Cassandra Clarke of Comic Book Resources called the film "thrilling to watch" and wrote that the script "really pushes its core cast to embody all the tensions that come with a relationship built on lies." [4]

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists called the film "lithe" and "powerful", and wrote that it "uses its slender production context to great effect, granting each of the three central players enormous scope to flesh out their characters." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Grater, Tom (19 October 2021). "Yellow Veil Pictures Boards Psychedelic Thriller 'To The Moon'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ↑ Makoto, Erick (12 August 2022). "'To The Moon' Trailer Reveals a Psychological Thriller About Withdrawal [Exclusive]". Collider . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Stover, Andrew (16 September 2022). "To The Moon". Film Threat . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Clarke, Cassandra (25 October 2021). "To the Moon Unleashes a Thrilling Fever Dream From a Promising New Director". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (12 October 2021). "TO THE MOON (Nightstream Fest 2021) – Review by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas". Alliance of Women Film Journalists . Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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