Moonshine (2006 film)
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Moonshine is a 2006 film written and directed by Roger Ingraham
.
It was chosen to screen at the Sundance Film Festival
in January 2006.
It was made on a $9,700 budget including the purchase of a 24p digital camera
(Panasonic DVX100).
Pre-production took around two years.
This movie was Roger Ingraham's first, and is a vampire story based in his hometown of Stafford Springs, Connecticut
. Production was 22 days long, with the film containing many landmarks of Stafford. The budget was kept so low largely in part due to the help of the locals, with many citizens of Stafford helping by donating cars for car crash scenes, and with even the town police
helping out with the movie.
The plot of the movie revolves around the disconnection of the protagonist
as he suffers the cancer
of his mother and the paralysis
of his father. After taking a tedious, dead-end job with a chain-smoking manager who regards her employees with disdain, the protagonist eventually takes matters into his own hands, and falls into a horrific chain of events he never thought possible.
Roger Ingraham
Roger Ingraham is the director of the film Moonshine, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Festival. He started the film in 2003 at the age of 19 and finished editing it in 2006....
.
It was chosen to screen at the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
in January 2006.
It was made on a $9,700 budget including the purchase of a 24p digital camera
Digital camera
A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. It is the main device used in the field of digital photography...
(Panasonic DVX100).
Pre-production took around two years.
This movie was Roger Ingraham's first, and is a vampire story based in his hometown of Stafford Springs, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. Production was 22 days long, with the film containing many landmarks of Stafford. The budget was kept so low largely in part due to the help of the locals, with many citizens of Stafford helping by donating cars for car crash scenes, and with even the town police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
helping out with the movie.
The plot of the movie revolves around the disconnection of the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
as he suffers the cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
of his mother and the paralysis
Paralysis
Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
of his father. After taking a tedious, dead-end job with a chain-smoking manager who regards her employees with disdain, the protagonist eventually takes matters into his own hands, and falls into a horrific chain of events he never thought possible.