The Moon and Back

  • Animated Film Competition

Year: 2024

Length: 6 mins

Country: United States

Language: English

Premiere: NYC Premiere

Directed by: Zoe Poppenga

Produced by: Zoe Poppenga

Content Warnings: Implied Violence‎, Discussion or Depiction of Suicide‎

SEE THE FILM

Friday Feb 21, 9:55 PM-11:55 PM – Friday Evening Feature + Shorts Program 3 + QA

Friday Feb 21, 2:45 PM-5:05 PM – Friday Matinee Animation + Music Video

A little rabbit finds a home with a young boy, and through the child’s artwork, they create adventure in the world they live in. The rabbit knows little beyond the love he shares with the boy, but the dangers they face become increasingly clear. Their kingdom is guarded by a dragon, meant to protect, but is instead their captor. The situation becomes too much to bear, but the little rabbit would run forever, even to the ends of the earth, to stay with his best friend.

About the Director

As Zoe Poppenga sets her focus on the Film and TV industry, she finds herself drawn to the work of visual and story development. She travels between her California hometown and New York City, but her dream is to exist in a world that took hundreds of hours to conceptualize, storyboard, and pitch, and hundreds more hours to draw. Zoe has an overwhelming love for several mediums of visual expression, and always believes in the power of a good story. Consuming art is how she lives, and creating art is how she feels alive.

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Awards

2024 Student Animation League Festival – Audience Choice Award
2024 National Board of Review – Student Grant