Leaves for the Moon

A Live action/animated true story about a reserved middle-aged coffee shop owner who reaches seventh heaven when she finds love in a man half her age. A tragic discovery reshapes their happiness in a way she would never have imagined.

Synopsis:
MAYA (11) storms into her local coffee shop, where her friend and owner of the shop, SYLVIA (late 40s) waters her plants. Maya rants about her dad who refused to take her to a show, but she is soon distracted after noticing a colourful handwritten book on Sylvia’s table. After a little hesitation Sylvia agrees to read and sits down beside Maya.

Sylvia begins telling the story of two inseparable leaves, KIARA and SEBASTIAN, who have a passion for flying. Both leaves become friends despite convention. The two fly around every inch of the world. The healthier among the two leaves dreams of flying beside the moon, a task his friend could never do, due to her torn, fragile figure. Kiara conceals her sorrow and helps Sebastian reach the moon before falling back to the ground.

While Sylvia narrates we witness snippets from a moment in her life where she meets a man named LEO (mid 20s). Sylvia relives the magic of their relationship up to the heartbreak of leaving him when discovering his desire for a child. As a result of Sylvia’s age she is incapable of having a child and choses to lose contact with Leo entirely, helping him find someone who can.

After years of ignored mail from Leo, Sylvia receives an invite for an exhibition of his paintings. The exhibition is a huge success but Sylvia is even more intrigued as she hears to the voice of a young girl across the hall. She discovers the girl to be Leo’s daughter.

Sylvia narrates with delight how Sebastian circles the moon and in doing so, how the sky shines with magic. Suddenly a knock is heard and Leo enters, calling for Maya and waving tickets to the show she had asked for. Maya runs to the car and Leo smiles at Sylvia before joining Maya.