In Event of Moon Disaster

In Event of Moon Disaster pairs intimate questions about the isolation of mother and wifehood with reflections on the potential danger of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

  • Mark Johnson
    Director
    SYNC
  • Jenny Staff Johnson
    Writer
  • Victoria Ludwin
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 9 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson has written and produced "SYNC", an award-winning short shown at the CHAIN NYC, Rockport and Prison City Film Festivals. Previous creative projects have included writing the screenplay for a Houston 48 HR Film winner ("Analog"), and co-writing a Scriptapalooza Semi-finalist screenplay ("Call Center Kids").

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Director Statement

In Event of Modern Disaster is a film about isolation and motherhood, adapted from a flash fiction piece by Jenny Staff Johnson, a fiction writer and graduate of the University of Houston MFA program in Creative Writing. It was my privilege to direct this project, written by one incredibly smart and talented woman, and voiced and acted by another.