Project Detail

Moths to Flame

Synopsis

20 July 1969. Two men dressed as astronauts chat in a room. They are Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, in the preparations for an important space mission on the moon. However, a fundamental detail emerges gradually from their dialogue: the mission is not really a trip to the moon.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
4k
Director
Marco Pellegrino, Luca Jankovic
Producer
Marco Pellegrino, Luca Jankovic
Co-Producer
Giada Mazzoleni, Daniele Bolcato
Executive Producer
Ghila Valabrega
Editor
Alessandro Alliaudi, Orsa Rahnema
Screenwriter
Marco Pellegrino
Director of Photography
Alessandro Dominici
Production Designer
Matteo Chele, Silvia Cremaschi
Sound
Duccio Servi
Composer
Marco Pellegrino
Principal cast
David Menkin, David Wayne Callahan
Story Editor
Peter Flood
Costume Design
Fabio Filigi
Makeup Department
Francesca Riva
Production Management
Federico Bruckner, Giulia Saroglia
Assistant Director
Giacomo Pellegrini
Vfx
Alfredo Menoni
Camera and Electrical Department
Loris Galletta, Ismael Jai Mohussine, Stefano Ravasio, Gabriel Reyas, Andrea Spina

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

UK, Italy coproduction

Paguro Film Ltd (UK), Box Vision (IT)

Paguro Film Ltd

11 Wrens Court
46 South Parade
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B72 1QY

Sales Company

Premiere Film

Via Enrico Nöe n° 5
20133 Milano
Italy

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