Experiencing Interruptions?

Moon

Wracked by guilt, a woman contemplates her future after she mysteriously wakens on the moon.

  • toy lei
    Director
  • toy lei
    Writer
  • toy lei
    Producer
  • venita ozols-graham
    Producer
    who wants dessert
  • elle schneider
    Producer
  • allison vanore
    Producer
  • kelsey gunn
    Key Cast
    "kate"
    little jar
  • mousa hussein kraish
    Key Cast
    "alex"
    american gods
  • maria russell
    Key Cast
    "doctor"
    jury duty, reno 911
  • tema staig
    executive producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    science fiction, magical realism, drama
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Simi Film Fest
    simi valley
    United States
    September 17, 2023
    ventura county premiere
    Best Magical Realism, Best Originality/Creativity
  • Wyoming Intl Film Fest
    cheyenne, wy
    United States
    July 13, 2024
    Wyoming premiere
    Best Director
  • Borrego Springs Film Festival
    borrego springs, ca
    United States
    January 11, 2024
    san diego county
    Best Female Director
  • Idyllwild film fest
    idyllwild, ca
    United States
    March 8, 2024
    Best Sound Design, Independent Spirit Award
  • NASA Cinespace competition
    houston, texas
    United States
    October 27, 2022
    no premiere - competition
    finalist
  • Hollyshorts
    los angeles, ca
    United States
    September 1, 2021
    no screening - competition
    short screenplay - quarterfinalist
Director Biography - toy lei

Selected as one of the top 5 new filmmakers by the prestigious Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television, for her 2012 directorial debut THE WEDDING, TOY LEI is a multi-talented director, actor, fight choreographer and swordswoman. As a director, Lei has worked with Emmy award-winning cast and crew, and has won multiple Film, Best Actress, Best Action, Best Stunts awards across the breadth of her projects, and she has screened at prestigious festivals such as Etheria and San Diego Comic-con. In 2019 her feature-length script of BOXER was a semifinalist at the iconic Austin Film Fest. In addition, in 2019, she attended the NYWIFT FS2P directing lab in New York, and has just now, finished her film MOON which was shot as part of the Women in Media CAMERAderie production lab. As a staunch defender of pop entertainment (invite her to your trivia team), she believes that story always has to go down smooth with popcorn. Make sure there's plenty of butter and salt. Lei is a proud mom to her puffy white dog, Wilfred.

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

MOON is a magical realism film about a near death experience. The script sat on my harddrive for 10 years and finally was finished during the deep lockdown of the pandemic - when the George Floyd riots started right outside my door in downtown Los Angeles. Even with senseless death, there is always hope. There is always connection.