Moonlight People


Two young men and two girls on a moonlit night confess to each other in their strange fantasies and loves that go beyond the usual standards.. 
The impetus to making the film was the book of the same name by the Russian religious philosopher Vasily Rozanov, who died 100 years ago. His treatise was devoted to the study of sexuality and its denial in Christianity.
The film was made in the style of experimental films of the 1920s with a non-linear narration full of strange surrealistic images. He is black and white and devoid of dialogue. Filmed on film 16 mm of firm "Svema", released in the USSR. This added to his exoticism. The image was put to the music of Alexander Scriabin “The Poem of Ecstasy” (1907).

Translated title: 

Люди луннаго ​свѣта

Author: 

Year: 

2019

Country: 

Russia
Technical data

Original format: 

16mm

Speed: 

24FPS

Aspect ratio: 

1.37:1

Colour: 

B&W

Sound: 

Sound

Length: 

14 minutes and 15 seconds

References: 

Distribution/sales: 

OtherMovie 8th Lugano Film Festival, Lugano, Switzerland, April 14, 2019;
Cefalù film festival 2019, Cefalù, Palermo,Italy, June, 2019;
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival, Shanghay, China, June, 2019;
YVE International Youth Film Festival, Jiangsu, China, Jule, 2019;
Lisbon Film Rendezvous, Lisbon, Portugal, September, 2019;
BIDEODROMO International Experimental Film and Video Festival, Bilbao, Spain, September, 2019;
Diversidarte - Festival de Curtas, A Coruña, Spain, September, 2019;
Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October, 2019;
6ix Screams International Horror Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, October, 2019;
Kautik International Film Festival, Marchula, India, November, 2019;
Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, November, 2019;
12 Months Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, November, 2019;
Kinoskop - Analog Experimental Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, November, 2019;
Malabo International Music & Film Festival, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, December, 2019;
AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, December, 2019;
Short Cine Fest, March, 2020;
Dreamanila International Film Festival, Manila, Philippines, May, 2020;
boyOHboy, Paris, France, October, 2020;
Monthly Indie Shorts, July, 2020;
Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic, July, 2020;
Varese International Film Festival, Varese, Italy, July, 2020;
Madrid Film Awards, Madrid, Spain, July, 2020;
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, August, 2020;
WORLD CINEMA CARNIVAL, Kolkata, India, September, 2020;
Best Director Award, August, 2020;
5ª Make Art Not War Teaser Future Film Festival (MANWTFFF), Los Angeles, United States, September, 2020;
Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September, 2020;
Esto Es Para Esto, Monterrey, Mexico, September, 2020;
INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL Playa del Carmen, QRoo, Mexico, November, 2020;
Queer Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, September, 2020;
Brussels Pink Screens Film Festival, Brussels, Belgium, November, 2020;
Global Monthly Online Film Competition, October, 2020;
Madras Independent Film Festival, Chennai, India, October, 2020;
GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film Awards, Curitiba, Brazil, November, 2020
 

CineToro Experimental Film Festival, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, November, 2020;

Festival Internacional de Cine Silente, Puebla, Mexico, November, 2020;

The Flight Deck Film Festival, New York, United States, December, 2020;

Stuff MX Film Festival, México, Mexico, December, 2020;

Golden Jury International Film Festival (GJIFF), Mumbai, India, December, 2020;

Scream Queer - Eros and Thanatos, Rome, Italy, January, 2021;

Kinam, International Film Festival, México, Mexico, February, 2021;

Coal City Film Festival, Lagos, Nigeria, March, 2021;

Aphrodite Film Awards, New York, United States, April, 2021;

T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, São Paulo, Brazil, May, 2021;

FROSTBITE International Indie Fest, Colorado Springs, United States, May, 2021;

 Aphrodite Film Awards, New York, United States, June, 2021;

REDMOON is an international film competition, Luján, San Luis, Argentina, July, 2021;

CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL VIDEOPARK, Uzice, Serbia, July, 2021;

BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

July, 2021;

Crossroads International Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, October, 2021;

BUEIFF CHANNEL, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August, 2021;

The itinerant Cinema of La Bête Rousse, France, September, 2021;

Pink Screens Festival, Bruxelles, Belgium, November, 2021;

Hodu International film festival, Pondicherry, India, October, 2021;

1666 - International 16mm Film Festival, São Paulo, Brazil, November, 2021;

Festival de Cinema de Alter do Chão, Santarém, Brazil, December, 2021;

Metropolis Film Festival, Milan, Italy, November, 2021;

Accord Cine Fest, Mumbai, India, November, 2021;

INDO FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PONDICHERRY, India, December, 2021;

T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, São Paulo, Brazil, December, 2021;

World Indie Film Awards, United States, December, 2021;

Brazil New Visions Film Fest, Camaragibe, Brazil, December, 2021;

The Standalone Film Fest & Award, Los Angeles, United States, February, 2022;

Fisura, International Festival of Experimental Film & Video, Mexico, Mexico, February, 2022;

Kalakari film fest, DEWAS, India, February, 2022;

Online Festival Massachusetts Wideo Fest Film, Hampshire, United States, March, 2022

 

  • AWARDS:· OtherMovie 8th Lugano Film Festival, Lugano, Switzerland, April 14, 2019; Official Selection and The closing film of the festival
    · ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival, Shanghai, China, June 9, 2019, Finalist
    · Lisbon Film Rendezvous, Lisbon, Portugal, September 13, 2019, Finalist
    · Buenos Aires International Film Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 4, 2019, Best Poster
    · Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2019, Turkey Premiere, Finalist, The Best Fresh Air Award
    · AltFF Alternative Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, December 9, 2019, Semi-Finalist
    · Best experimental film at 12 Months Film Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, November 2019
    · Best experimental film at Short Cine Fest, March, 2020
    · GRAND JURY AWARD at Dreamanila International Film Festival, May, 2020
    · FINALIST at Prague International Monthly Film Festival, Prague, Czechia, July, 2020
    · Award-Winner on Madrid Film Awards, Madrid, Spain, July, 2020
    · Best Cinematography, Varese International Film Festival, Varese, Italy, July, 2020
    · Special Mention, Monthly Indie Shorts, July, 2020
    · Semi-Finalist, Best Director Award, August, 2020
    · Best experimental film at Brazil International Monthly Film Festival, September, 2020
    · Special Mention, Madras Independent Film Festival, Chennai, India, October, 2020
    · 'Best Experimental Short', 'Best Director Short', Global Monthly Online Film Competition, October, 2020
    · NOMINATED: - Best Production Design of Short Film - Best Cinematography of Short Film - Best Director of Short Film - Best Poster of Short Film - Best Sound Design/Mix of Short Film - Best Editing of Short Film - Best Short Film; WINNERS - - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY OF SHORT FILM - BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN OF SHORT FILM - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM, GIMFA - Gralha International Monthly Film Awards, Curitiba, Brazil, November, 2020
    · Best Experimental Short Film - SPECIAL MENTION; Festival Internacional de Cine Silente, Puebla, Mexico, November, 2020
    · FINALIST, The Flight Deck Film Festival, New York, United States, December, 2020
    · FINALIST, Scream Queer - Eros and Thanatos, Rome, Italy, January, 2021

    - 6 NOMINEE: - BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST DIRECTOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST SCREENPLAY EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST EDITING EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST SOUND DESIGN EXPERIMENTAL FILM; 3 AWARDS -- BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST DIRECTOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST EDITING EXPERIMENTAL FILM-T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, São Paulo, Brazil, May, 2021;

    - Semi-Finalist, Aphrodite Film Awards, New York, United States, April, 2021;

    - BEST OF THE SEASON SEMI-FINALIST, BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July, 2021; 

    - Quarter-Finalist, Crossroads International Short Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, October, 2021;

    - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM, Hodu International film festival, Pondicherry, India, October, 2021;

    - 'Best Experimental Short - Special Mention', Accord Cine Fest, Mumbai, India, November, 2021; 

    - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILM, INDO FRENCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, PONDICHERRY, India, December, 2021  

    - The Golden Capybara Award - 3 NOMINEE : BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST DIRECTOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST EDITING EXPERIMENTAL FILM; 2 AWARDS - BEST DIRECTOR EXPERIMENTAL FILM - BEST EDITING EXPERIMENTAL FILM - T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards, São Paulo, Brazil, December, 2021; 

    - BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT - World Indie Film Awards, United States, December, 2021; 

    - 5 NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST COSTUME; WINNER - BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Brazil New Visions Film Fest, Camaragibe, Brazil, December, 2021

    - NOMINEE - Online Festival Massachusetts Wideo Fest Film, Hampshire, United States, March, 2022

Image Gallery: 

Moonlight People
Moonlight People, film by Dmitri Frolov

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