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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