The Moon is Upside Down

New Zealand Production
Feature 2023 Drama, Comedy 100.00 minutes
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Three women - a duped mail-order bride, a numbed anaesthetist determined to have a romantic weekend, and an empty nester on an unexpected mission of mercy - each navigates her way through an unfamiliar landscape and the contours of the human heart.
2023: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – First Feature Competition
First Feature Winner
Santa Fe International Film Festival
Winner Special Jury Award Narrative Feature
2025: Online Film Critics Society Awards
Best Non-US Release
2024 Sydney Film Festival
Darwin International Film Festival
Brisbane International Film Festival

Directors

Loren Taylor

Producers

Philippa Campbell
Georgina Conder

Screenplay Writers

Loren Taylor

Cast

Victoria Haralabidou
Natalia
Elizabeth Hawthorne
Faith
Loren Taylor
Briar
Jemaine Clement
MacIntosh
Rachel House
Tuffy
Robbie Magasiva
Tim
Robyn Malcolm
Hilary

Crew

Adam Luxton | Director of Photography
Simon Price | Editor
David Long | Composer
Melissa Spicer | Production Designer
Briar Vivian | Costume Designer

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