The Moon and Back
2024
United States
6 mins
NYC Premiere
Animated Film Competition
| Zoe Poppenga | |
| Zoe Poppenga | |
| Implied Violence; Discussion or Depiction of Suicide |
A little rabbit finds a home with a young boy, and through the child’s artwork, they create adventure in the world they live in. The rabbit knows little beyond the love he shares with the boy, but the dangers they face become increasingly clear. Their kingdom is guarded by a dragon, meant to protect, but is instead their captor. The situation becomes too much to bear, but the little rabbit would run forever, even to the ends of the earth, to stay with his best friend.
About the Director
As Zoe Poppenga sets her focus on the Film and TV industry, she finds herself drawn to the work of visual and story development. She travels between her California hometown and New York City, but her dream is to exist in a world that took hundreds of hours to conceptualize, storyboard, and pitch, and hundreds more hours to draw. Zoe has an overwhelming love for several mediums of visual expression, and always believes in the power of a good story. Consuming art is how she lives, and creating art is how she feels alive.
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Awards
2024 Student Animation League Festival – Audience Choice Award
2024 National Board of Review – Student Grant
