Trying to Kiss the Moon


1h 40m 1994

Brief Synopsis

An autobiographical piece in which filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin attempts to recreate his past by rendering impressions from his life using old film fragments from 20-odd hours of amateur home movies shot by his father, in Brooklyn, in the '40s and the '50s. Dwoskin stitches together his personal doc wi

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
1994

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

An autobiographical piece in which filmmaker Stephen Dwoskin attempts to recreate his past by rendering impressions from his life using old film fragments from 20-odd hours of amateur home movies shot by his father, in Brooklyn, in the '40s and the '50s. Dwoskin stitches together his personal doc without following chronological structure.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
1994

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 25 - February 5, 1995.

Shown at Vue sur les Docs Festival in Marseilles, France, June 15-20, 1995.

16mm

b&w and color