Moonlight

Shot on location in a wrecking yard in the middle of the New Zealand rainforest, a young boy spends his days destroying priceless antique cars and smelting metal with his grandather in this dark fairytale. The old man has carved out a dirty and...

New Zealand Production

Short 2008 Animation 10.00 minutes

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A young boy finds a magical key to escape the prison of his Grandfather’s haunted wrecking yard.

2008 Chicago International Children's Film Festival

Directors

Tom Reilly

Producers

Tom Reilly

Maile Daugherty

Screenplay Writers

Tom Reilly

Cast

James Heskett
Boy

John Yelash
Old Man

Richard Thompson
Gentleman

Crew

Neil Cervin | DOP

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