To the Moon

by Tadhg O'Sullivan

Ireland, 2020, 76', color and B&W, DCP

Screenplay: Tadhg O'Sullivan

Tuesday 08 September 2020

21:30 Isola degli Autori Public, free entrance
V.O. ENG sub ENG
Reservation required on giornatedegliautori.com starting from August 31st

BOOK

cinematography
Tadhg O'Sullivan
Scott Barley
Joshua Bonnetta
Lorenzo Gattorna
Jimmy Gimferrer
Sam Hamilton
Ben Mullen
Ian Powell
Sara Ross-Samko
Peter Rubi
Margaret Salmon
Apal Singh
Michael Walsh
Feargal Ward

editing
Tadhg O'Sullivan
music
Amanda Feery
Linda Buckley
sound
Fintan O'Brien
Luís Silveira
Pete Smith

with
Grace Passô
Jordi Mitjà
Suzanne Walsh

producer
Clare Stronge
production
Inland Films

in collaboration with
Arts Council of Ireland
An Chomhairle Ealaíon
with the support of
Screen Ireland
Fís Éireann
in association with
Arte France - La Lucarne

world sales
Deckert Distribution GmbH
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international
press office
Premiere PR
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To the Moon is a beautiful and poetic cinematic ode to our moon. Made primarily from international cinematic archives in combination with literary fragments and original moonlit cinematography filmed across five continents, To the Moon steps lightly through the ages and ideas that people have drawn from the moon to create a meditative work of timeless resonance.

To the Moon

Filmography

2020 To the Moon

2015 The Great Wall

2014 Yximalloo [with Feargal Ward]

There is perhaps nothing more universal than looking at the moon. As long as humans have walked the earth, our heavenly companion has captivated the imagination. It has been sung to, implored, made woman and man; imagined as the beginning of heaven, the source of love, death and life itself; it has been utopia to our dystopic planet; held responsible for everything from insanity to fertility. A barren rock, we have made it our mirror. I have tried to draw these themes out in a film that embodies the universal experience of looking to the night sky. In a new age of distance and separation, I hope the film can remind us of our shared humanity - our connection through our dreams, our fears, our joys and our fragility.

Tadhg O'Sullivan is an Irish artist and film-maker working primarily in non-fiction cinema. Often working with literary sources and cinematic archive, his films often seek to evoke the timelessness of human experience, and to illuminate the present moment through ideas from the distant past. To the Moon is his third feature. Previous films - Yximalloo and The Great Wall - have screened at numerous major film festivals including FiD Marseille, MoMA Doc Fortnight, CPH:DOX, and Dokufest Kosovo.