Project: Moon Thief
Writer & Director: Robert Peichl
DP: Natalie Kölbl
Production: Natalie Kölbl, Robert Peichl, Jasmin Johann, Marcel Wohlfahrt
Cast: Ryan Wichert, Anne Berndt, Lilli Schweiger, Josef Zirngibl
Format: Short
Our short „Moon Thief“ is a dramedy in the style of „Peter Pan“ meets „Mary Poppins“.
Synopsis
Synopsis
London, 1920: When the penniless street artist Jules breaks into a town house through a window at night, he is discovered by two small children. Disguised with one of the children's moon lanterns over his head, he wants the children to believe he is the moon man from their bedtime stories. Will he succeed or will the children be able to unmask him sooner or later?
hand painted poster by Dominique Kölbl
The older we get, the more responsibility we take on, but the more we also lose our childish character: for example, our easiness and naivety give way to pressure to succeed and a mountain of tasks. We become adults. With our family short film Moon Thief, we want to revive the magic of our childhood and take us away to a bedtime story that inspires the imagination and lets us feel the carefree moments of our childhood again. Through the eyes of our protagonist, however, we will also have to take responsibility for our actions.
