You, Me, and the Moon

The story of Nellie and Meredith takes place in the 1970s following the moon landing of 1969. Two lovers of space, the two navigate the stars and their growing feelings toward each other during a time when same-sex relationships were hidden or taboo.

  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Director
  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Writer
  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Producer
  • Anne-Wyman Black
    Producer
  • Brad Kachelhofer
    Producer
  • Sadie Annaliese
    Key Cast
    "Nellie"
  • Caelin Whitley
    Key Cast
    "Meredith"
  • Orlaith Markey
    Key Cast
    "Young Nellie"
  • Minton Lamm
    Key Cast
    "Young Meredith"
  • Michael Lamm
    Key Cast
    "Meredith's Father"
  • Brandy Morrison
    Key Cast
    "Nellie's Mother"
  • Anne-Wyman Black
    Production Design + Props
  • Brad Kachelhofer
    Production Design + Props
  • Qi Su
    Director of Photography
  • Paige Edwards
    Assistant Director
  • Oscar Renova
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Abery Saulsberry
    Gaffer
  • David Hudson
    Key Grip
  • Madison Savoy
    Sound Mixer
  • Christiane Hill
    Boom Operator
  • Juan Davalos
    Best Boy
  • Jaisan Avery
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Jaisan Avery
    Script Supervisor
  • Chloe White
    Production Assistant
  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Casting Director
  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Location Manager
  • David Hudson
    On-Set Photographer
  • David Hudson
    Post-Production Audio
  • Kaytlyn Bunting
    Colorist
  • Sarah Kachelhofer
    Gear Transportation
  • David Hudson
    Gear Transportation
  • Oscar Renova
    Gear Transportation
  • Lisa Nguyen
    Main Titles and Graphic Design
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Period Piece
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 9, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Southern Methodist University
Director Biography - Sarah Kachelhofer

Originally from Birmingham, Alabama. Now a junior at Southern Methodist University getting a BFA in Film and Media Arts.

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Director Statement

I wanted to make this short film as a way to defy the “bury your gays” trope – a commentary on the trend of lesbian and bisexual characters being killed off in media for unnecesary reasons. With the recent fame of the show Heartstopper, a gratifying and uplifting coming of age love story between two boys, I thought it was about time there was a heartwarming lesbian love story. So often are queer females killed off in order to develop the main, usually straight, character, and it’s creating a toxic relationship between queerness and expendability. I think it is so important for people who are coming into their sexuality to understand that they are valid, and without films like mine, they might never. By normalizing queer relationships that have happy endings in media, it gives people hope for their own happy endings. To me, this film means finding somebody that you would move to the moon to be with.