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Production still from "Moon" (2009) via www.cinematical.com

I was able to catch “Moon” as well as a Q&A with the director the very interesting Duncan Jones at this year’s Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Film Fest.

Duncan Jones is an interesting director.  Being the son of David Bowie may be the first thing that comes up in conversation about Duncan (aka Zowie Bowie, aka Joey Bowie), but his work definitely stands alone.  Through the Q&A he was smart, witty, and willing to discuss all.

This film was great, especially considering it was Duncan Jones’ first feature film.  The film’s budget was around $5-million and filming took a period of about a month.  The budget may seem like a lot for a independent film, but considering other independents with a $50-million budget it quickly is dwarfed.  Duncan first took this to Sundance Film Festival in order to get a distributor.  Which he gladly has found in Sony and is going to be released to theaters May 25th, 2009.

The Synopsis

Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He’s been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth’s energy crisis. Isolated, determined and steadfast, Sam has followed the rulebook obediently and his time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful. The solitude has given him time to reflect on the mistakes of his past and work on his raging temper. He does his job mechanically, and spends most of his available time dreaming of his imminent return to Earth, to his wife, young daughter and an early retirement. But 2 weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things and feeling strange. — IMDB

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