I Would Like to Live on the Moon

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Duration: 00:02:13
Languaje: English
Category: Animation
Project Type: Animation, Short, Student
Synopsis: A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon.

Screenings / Awards:
Women X Film Festival Darlington September 22, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Girona Film Festival Girona September 14, 2024 Spanish Premiere Official Selection Spain FilmPride - Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Brighton and Hove August 3, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Sunrise Film Festival Lowestoft, Suffolk August 2, 2024 Nominee United Kingdom Southport International Short Film Festival (Southport FilmFest) Southport July 21, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Weimar Poetry Film Award Weimar, Thuringia May 31, 2024 German Premiere Official Selection Germany LA1 Shorts Lancaster May 25, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Sunderland Shorts Film Festival Sunderland May 10, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Madeira Curtas Short Film Contest Funchal, Madeira May 8, 2024 Portuguese Premiere Best Animation Short Film Portugal GIF x Inclusivity Films London May 3, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Cardiff Animation Festival Cardiff April 25, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom The Bay International Film Festival Morecombe April 15, 2024 Quarter-Finalist United Kingdom Brighton International Animation Festival Brighton April 7, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Kalakari Film Awards Dewas, Madhya Pradesh April 1, 2024 Asian Premiere Official Selection India Big Fridge International Film Festival London March 21, 2024 Award Winner United Kingdom Hebden Bridge Film Festival Hebden Bridge March 17, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Norwich Queer International Festival of Film Norwich March 2, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Northern Exposure Chester February 21, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom HOME X Future Film Festival Manchester February 15, 2024 Official Selection United Kingdom Best Animation Award Hollywood January 10, 2024 North American Premiere Student Super Mini Film Award Winner United States Bradford Queer Film Festival Bradford November 25, 2023 Official Selection United Kingdom Big Syn International Film Festival London 2023 Awards Show London November 10, 2023 Special Mention United Kingdom Purbeck Film Festival Short Film Final Swanage, Dorset November 4, 2023 Shortlisted United Kingdom AniMate Online Festival Season 4 Sydney Official Selection Australia ReelOut Queer Film Festival Kingston Canadian Premiere Official Selection Canada Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival Port of Spain Caribbean Premiere Official Selection Trinidad and Tobago AniMate: Australia Animation Film Festival 2024 Sydney Australian Premiere Finalist Australia UCLan MA Arts Degree Show 2023 Preston, Lancashire September 1, 2023 University Showcase United Kingdom

Submitter Biography:
Emily Burke is a filmmaker and artist based in Lancashire, UK. During their animation masters degree, Emily made their first animation film, ‘I Would Like to Live on the Moon.’ Previously, they were a screenwriting undergraduate student at UCLan from 2017-2020. Alongside their degree, Emily co-founded the short film production company Jen and Em Films in 2021. Their first short film, ‘The Art of Forgiveness,’ premiered at HOME Manchester in June 2022.