The Pale Moonlight
Writer/Director | 2014 | Short Film
Set in a dystopian future where the world is dying from a crippling disease, a mysterious figure visits an illegal drug den in the hope of sourcing a rumoured cure, only to be unwittingly caught up in a robbery that could threaten his chances of making it back out alive…
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With thousands dying from auto-immune disease everyday, society is corrupt and broken in the not-too-distant future. Illegal drug dens have sprung up across the country, leaching on the suffering masses that crave a quick fix on the way to death. Howard (Matt Boesenberg) is all too familiar with this existence, but when he learns that miracle cure T8 is rumoured to be at an unassuming drug den, he throws away any moral code he has left and plans to hold up the establishment… by force if necessary. When everything you stand for is tested and lives of the ones you love are placed on the line, what are you prepared to sacrifice in order to save them?
The Pale Moonlight premiered in 2014 at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal and went on to screen at HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles later that year. The film stars an ensemble cast including Matt Boesenberg, Lauren Orrell, Peter McAllum, Stephen Kau and Gael Ballantyne. In 2018, the film began streaming on DUST, a short film channel celebrating the best sci-fi and genre shorts in the universe.
Links
The Pale Moonlight Official Website
Credits
Director: Tin Pang
Howard: Matt Boesenberg
Autumn: Lauren Orrell
The Vagrant: Peter McAllum
Chang: Stephen Kau
The Senator: Gael Ballantyne
Old Chinese Lady: Kitty Pang
Wife: Rebecca Elise Lamb
Announcer: Cam Ralph
Screenplay: Tin Pang & John Unwin
Producers: Tin Pang, Jemima Stratton & Tess Meyer
Executive Producer: Kitty Pang
Director Of Photography: Brad Smith
Production Designer: Tel Montgomery
Lead Makeup & Hair Artist/Prosthetics Supervisor: Brylan Stewart
1st ADs: Amanda Eyley & Tess Meyer
2nd AD: Varinya Eammano
Editors: Tin Pang & John Unwin
Assistant Production Designer & Standby Props: Vince Goodyer
Continuity: Laura Murphy, Tiyan Baker & Blake Young
1st AC’s: Simon Morris, Edgar Deluen & Tim Walsh
2nd AC: Joe Green
Gaffers: Mark ‘Turbo’ Thurbon & Nick Thomsen
Best Boys: Mike Roberts & Matt Willis
Grip: James Lander
Sound Recordist: Chris Frith & Dan Rossi
Boom Op: Matteo Poggio
Makeup: Asmara Miles & Gavin Kyle
SPFX Technician: Mike Roberts
Stunt Supervisor: Andy Minh-Trieu
VFX Artists: Caleb Bell & Alex Fuller
Colourist: Tin Pang
Sound Designer: Simon Hanna
Sound Mixer: Simon ‘Slash’ Hicks
Original Music: Tin Pang
Runners: David O’Brien & Freddie Stratton
Holoradio Unit Crew: George Kacevski & Tess Meyer
Festivals
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Fantasia International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION – HollyShorts Film Festival Los Angeles
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Lift-Off Film Festival Sydney
WINNER – Awardeo’s Video Of The Week
OFFICIAL SELECTION – Daily Short Pick, Film Shortage