To the Moon (2024 film)

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To the Moon
Directed by Kevin Hartford
Written byKevin Hartford
Produced by Thom Fitzgerald
Doug Pettigrew
StarringJacob Sampson
Phoebe Rex
Amy Groening
CinematographyTim Mombourquette
Edited byAmy Mielke
Production
company
Emotion Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)(AIFF)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

To the Moon is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Kevin Hartford and released in 2024. The film stars Jacob Sampson as Sam, a closeted gay single father who wrestles with finally coming out about his sexuality as he nears age 40. [1]

The cast also includes Phoebe Rex as his daughter Ella, who is navigating the challenges of attending a new school and despite her youth is in some ways more mature than Sam, and Amy Groening as their neighbour Claire, an aspiring writer who is drawing on Sam and Ella's relationship for creative inspiration. The cast also includes David Light, Maria Young, Austin Marks, Lesley Smith, James MacLean, Katelyn McCulloch, Mauralea Austin, Calem MacDonald, Tyler Craig, Kathryn McCormack, Koumbie, Eugene Sampang, Samantha Wilson, Thom Payne and Zach Faye in supporting roles.

The film was already in development in 2021, when Hartford shot his debut film Lemon Squeezy. [2] It went into production in 2023. [3]

The film premiered at the 2024 Atlantic International Film Festival. [1] It was the opening night film of the 2025 Reelout Queer Film Festival. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kelly Townsend, "AIFF boasts growing East Coast talent for 44th edition". Playback , August 14, 2024.
  2. Morgan Mullin, "Scene & Heard: News and notes from Halifax's film and TV community". The Coast , October 13, 2021.
  3. Morgan Mullin, "Director Thom Fitzgerald makes a new movie, Fawzia Mirza’s directorial feature wraps and more local film and TV news". The Coast , May 19, 2023.
  4. Hendra, Peter (January 30, 2025). "Entertaining: ReelOut film festival returns to Kingston this week". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved February 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)