Project Detail

Hacer La Luna (To Make the Moon)

Synopsis

In Spain, young men go out into the farms at night to secretly fight bulls. By performing this 'ritual' of 'making the moon' they hope one day to become fully-fledged matadores.
 
The film focuses on one Spanish boy, Jorge Contreras, and his efforts to become a bullfighter. Jorge is helped mostly by his father, who has always dreamt of becoming a torero himself. The relationship between father and son tells us a lot. Not only about bullfighting and Spain, but also about courage, freedom, killing and Oedipus.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
29 mins 45 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Joost Van der Valk
Producer
Dick Fontaine
Editor
Tom Harrison-Read
Screenwriter
Joost Van der Valk
Director of Photography
James Morton-Haworth
Sound
Fiona Sobral Greene
Composer
Ramon Ruiz, Maunuel de Cadiz

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)1494 731457

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)1494 731457

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