Moon
It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a lonely job, made harder by a broken satellite that allows no live communications home. Taped messages are all Sam can send and receive. Thankfully, his time on the moon is nearly over, and Sam will be reunited with his wife, Tess, and their three-year-old daughter, Eve, in only a few short weeks. Finally, he will leave the isolation of “Sarang,” the moon base that has been his home for so long, and he will finally have someone to talk to beyond “Gerty,” the base’s well-intentioned, but rather uncomplicated computer.
MOON is the debut feature of filmmaker Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie.
“An assured, mesmerizing tale of intergalactic loneliness, self-inquiry, and man's innate, enduring hunger for life.” (Nick Schager, Slant)
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 9 engagements
- Beverly HillsLumiere Music HallMon, Jan 11 – Thu, Jan 21, 2010 · 2 weeks
- Grande 4-PlexFri, Sep 11 – Thu, Sep 17, 2009 · 1 week
- West HollywoodSunset 5Fri, Aug 21 – Thu, Sep 10, 2009 · 3 weeks
- Fallbrook 7Fri, Jul 24 – Thu, Aug 6, 2009 · 2 weeks
- Santa MonicaMonica Film CenterWed, Jul 1 – Thu, Aug 6, 2009 · 5 weeks
- PasadenaPlayhouse 7Fri, Jun 12 – Thu, Aug 6, 2009 · 8 weeks
- CameoMon, Aug 3 – Tue, Aug 4, 2009 · 2 days
- ClaremontClaremont 5Fri, Jul 24 – Thu, Jul 30, 2009 · 1 week
- EncinoTown Center 5Fri, Jun 12 – Thu, Jul 23, 2009 · 6 weeks