Private Project

I Would Like to Live on the Moon

A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon.

  • Emily Burke
    Director
  • Emily Burke
    Writer
  • Emily Burke
    Producer
  • Emily Burke
    Voice Cast
  • Emily Burke
    Animation
  • Emily Burke
    Story
  • Emily Burke
    Editing
  • Marcane Howells
    Music
  • Marcane Howells
    Sound Production
  • Harley Burke
    Rotoscope Performance
  • Beckett Daniel Burke
    Rotoscope Performance
  • Spinderella Chiumia
    Rotoscope Performance
  • Alice Slater
    Previs
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, LGBT
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 25, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Central Lancashire
  • Women X Film Festival
    Darlington
    United Kingdom
    September 22, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    September 14, 2024
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FilmPride - Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
    Brighton and Hove
    United Kingdom
    August 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Sunrise Film Festival
    Lowestoft, Suffolk
    United Kingdom
    August 2, 2024
    Nominee
  • Southport International Short Film Festival (Southport FilmFest)
    Southport
    United Kingdom
    July 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Weimar Poetry Film Award
    Weimar, Thuringia
    Germany
    May 31, 2024
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • LA1 Shorts
    Lancaster
    United Kingdom
    May 25, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Sunderland Shorts Film Festival
    Sunderland
    United Kingdom
    May 10, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Madeira Curtas Short Film Contest
    Funchal, Madeira
    Portugal
    May 8, 2024
    Portuguese Premiere
    Best Animation Short Film
  • GIF x Inclusivity Films
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 3, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Cardiff Animation Festival
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom
    April 25, 2024
    Official Selection
  • The Bay International Film Festival
    Morecombe
    United Kingdom
    April 15, 2024
    Quarter-Finalist
  • Brighton International Animation Festival
    Brighton
    United Kingdom
    April 7, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Awards
    Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
    India
    April 1, 2024
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Big Fridge International Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    March 21, 2024
    Award Winner
  • Hebden Bridge Film Festival
    Hebden Bridge
    United Kingdom
    March 17, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Norwich Queer International Festival of Film
    Norwich
    United Kingdom
    March 2, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Northern Exposure
    Chester
    United Kingdom
    February 21, 2024
    Official Selection
  • HOME X Future Film Festival
    Manchester
    United Kingdom
    February 15, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Best Animation Award
    Hollywood
    United States
    January 10, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Student Super Mini Film Award Winner
  • Bradford Queer Film Festival
    Bradford
    United Kingdom
    November 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Big Syn International Film Festival London 2023 Awards Show
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 10, 2023
    Special Mention
  • Purbeck Film Festival Short Film Final
    Swanage, Dorset
    United Kingdom
    November 4, 2023
    Shortlisted
  • AniMate Online Festival Season 4
    Sydney
    Australia
    Official Selection
  • ReelOut Queer Film Festival
    Kingston
    Canada
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival
    Port of Spain
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Caribbean Premiere
    Official Selection
  • AniMate: Australia Animation Film Festival 2024
    Sydney
    Australia
    Australian Premiere
    Finalist
  • UCLan MA Arts Degree Show 2023
    Preston, Lancashire
    United Kingdom
    September 1, 2023
    University Showcase
Director Biography - Emily Burke

Emily Burke is a filmmaker and artist based in Lancashire, UK. During their animation masters degree, Emily made their first animation film, ‘I Would Like to Live on the Moon.’ Previously, they were a screenwriting undergraduate student at UCLan from 2017-2020. Alongside their degree, Emily co-founded the short film production company Jen and Em Films in 2021. Their first short film, ‘The Art of Forgiveness,’ premiered at HOME Manchester in June 2022.

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Director Statement

I am over the moon to finally share this film with the world. I Would Like to Live on the Moon is a film that means a lot to me and is the most honest and beautiful piece of art I have made, taking inspiration and emotion from both the happier and more difficult parts of my life.

I hope that my film will help other young neurodivergent, queer, trans and non-binary people connect with themselves and feel not so alone in a world that feels stacked against them, in which it seems the only solution is to escape - in this case, to the moon. I hope that it will help people reach out to their loved ones and feel like they can talk to someone when the world gets too much. And I hope that it will help you escape, for a few minutes, into the fantastical universe I have created for the past two years.