THE FILM
While The Moon Is On The Sea is a student short film following the family unit of Bev, a wisecracking no-nonsense grandmother, and her 2 grandchildren, Robbie and Lola, she looks after, whilst they prepare for a seemingly normal family party - revealed at the end to be a living funeral for Bev as she faces a terminal diagnosis. When Bev's estranged daughter, Roxy, reappears, it is up to her teenage children to protect Bev and not ruin her day.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
I wanted to make this film to challenge the ideas of death being scary - it is unavoidable in everyone's lives, and we must all be ready to lose people throughout our lives. I wrote this film when my own grandmother faced a terminal diagnosis, using my own dark comedy ways of dealing with difficult subjects, to put a lighthearted spin on what can be the worst moments of our lives. As my graduate film, this could be the first massive step into a career for me and the fantastic crew behind the film, and donating can help this vision come fully to life.
SO, WHY SHOULD I DONATE?
The big question on everyone's minds, I know. I want this film to capture just a small part of the process of terminal diagnosis - it isn't all crying and sobbing on a death bed, it's the small parts of life you'll look back on and appreciate spending with these people. The film will be realist at its core, with a balance of comedic and dramatic tension to capture a truly typical family dealing with this. Your money, if you can spare a few quid, would go towards realising this - from location, to transport, to props, to equipment, to festival submissions.
If you want to help be part of something beautiful, or if you just fancy seeing your name in film credits, please donate!