The Moon & Back (2022) is a coming-of-age feature film by first-time writer/director Leah Bleich, produced by Prodigium's Tessa Byford, and stars Isabel May ("Alexa & Katie," "1883"), Missi Pyle ("Gone Girl," "Captain Fantastic"), Miles Gutierrez-Riley ("The Wilds"), and Nat Faxon ("The Way Way Back"). Co-produced with Wayfarer Studios, and it is distributed by Lionsgate and Grindstone Entertainment Group.
Story
High school senior Lydia Gilbert feels lost after her father's death, until she discovers a space opera script written by him. Equipped with a VHS camera and pocket change, she decides to honor her dad and make the script a reality.
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After having a successful film festival run around the United States, The Moon & Back film was released on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and other VOD platforms.
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Impact
Impact
Social Impact
Social Impact
Social Impact
Social Impact
Films are behavioral role models, and providing stories of success and hope can have a lasting impact on the communities that identify with its characters. The entire DNA of Prodigium Pictures runs on this model of social impact. While "The Moon & Back" is a fun and heartwarming story, it is also a powerful exploration of grief, family dynamics, and friendship through the eyes of a young female protagonist.
Our co-production partner on this film, Wayfarer Studios, founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz, is a fellow social impact -oriented film company.
Our co-production partner on this film, Wayfarer Studios, founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz, is a fellow social impact -oriented film company.
Facts behind the film
Women directors remain underrepresented in Hollywood. According to USC's Annenberg Institute, only 12.1% of the top-grossing films of 2023 were directed by women.
Source: USC Annenberg School for Journalism and Communication.
Source: USC Annenberg School for Journalism and Communication.
1 in 12 (or more than 8 percent) of children in the US will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18.
Source: The Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM)
Source: The Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM)
"The Moon & Back" was a winner of Wayfarer Media's Six Feet Apart Experiment, a to empower creatives with the access, opportunity and resources to produce innovative and socially impactful films during the current pandemic.
Source: Deadline
Source: Deadline
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