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What the Moon Saw

Year of completion
1989
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Fantasy
Duration
82 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

The story of a little boy's last days as a child. He travels to the city for the first time to stay with his grandmother who works in the ticket office of a theatre. During the boy's stay he spends most of his days watching a musical called Sinbad's Last Adventure and he starts to identify more and more with the character of Sinbad.
Completion Year
1989
Genres
Fantasy
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Pino Amenta

Executive Producer

Peter Boyle

Director of Photography

David Connell

Producer

Frank Howson

Writer

Frank Howson

Production Designer

Otello Stolfo

Editor

Marc Van Buuren

Cast

Andrew Shepherd, Pat Evison, Max Phipps, Kim Gyngell, Danielle Spencer

Awards

1989 — Australian Film Institute – Best Achievement in Costume Design - Rose Chong

Screenings

1989 — Denver Film Festival (Media One)

1989 — Australian Film Institute

1990 — Berlin International Film Festival

1990 — BFI London Film Festival

Production Company

Boulevard Films

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