The Moon Also Rises

A film by

France | 23' | 02/2024 | experimental documentary

Just before the launch of artificial moons, a retired couple finds their harbor in the fading darkness. Trying to catch up with the pace of modernity, their daily life traces this forthcoming brightness back to its earthly origins.

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Yuyan Wang

Biography

Yuyan Wang (b. 1989, China) is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist. Her work focuses on the impact of image creation in media, representation, and the attention economy. By deconstructing and recontextualizing inherent meanings of found materials, her practice probes the continual mutations within the industrial production chain of images, a perpetual development leading to an abstraction of reality. Her work has been showcased at Tate Modern, Palais de Tokyo, the 12th Berlin Biennale and various festivals, such as Berlinale, IFFR, European Media Art Festival, Indie Lisboa, receiving numerous awards.

Filmography

  • The Moon Also Rises —2024—short film
  • Look On the Bright Side —2023—short film
  • One Thousand and One Attempts to Be an Ocean – 2021 – short film
  • All movements should kill the wind – 2019 – short film
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Crew

Director: Yuyan Wang
Producer: Petit Chaos: Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff
Cinematographer: Yuyan Wang
Sound Design: Nicolas Verhaeghe
Editor: Clément Pinteaux

Festivals

  • Berlinale, Germany (15 – 25 February, 2024)
    Berlinale Shorts
  • Documentary Fortnight, United States (22 February – 7 March, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • Go Short – Int. Short Film Festival Nijmegen, the Netherlands (4 – 7 April, 2024)
    Special: Loss of Light
  • Golden Harvest Film Festival, Taiwan (26 April – 4 May, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • BILDRAUSCH Filmfest Basel, Switzerland (29 May – 2 June, 2024)
    Thematic program: Technology
  • Côté Court Festival, France ( June 5-15,2024)
    Official Selection
  • Syncro Film Fest, Argentina ( 13-16 June, 2024)
    Competition
  • Aigio International Short Film Festival, Greece (16 – 23 June, 2024)
    International Narrative Competition
  • Festival Ecra – Experimental FF, Brazil (27-30 June, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, India (26 – 31 July, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • NeMaf – Seoul International New Media Festival, Korea (1 – 7 August, 2024)
    Glocal Section
  • Rockaway Film Festival, United States (17 – 25 August, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • Festival Allers-Retours, France (26 September- 6 October, 2024)
    Short Program Coming of Age
  • Film My Design Festival, Egypt (3-12 October, 2024)
    Official Selection
  • Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Canada (9-20 October, 2024)
    International Competition
  • Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival, Italy (12 – 19 October, 2024)
    Competition

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Press Materials

EPK: Click here

Stills & directors’ photos: Click here

Dialogue lists – French & English: Click here

Downloadable trailer: Click here