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Shoot the Moon

2019 · 15 min

A brisk, silly animated romp through an alternate Space Race, full of goofy gags and light historical spoofing.

Tagline
TAKE THE SHOT.
Overview
In the infancy of the 1960s, a Presidential blunder radically changes the course of the Space Race.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • ambition
  • power
  • science
  • exploration
Places
  • space
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, adventure, history
Directed by
Jack Seber-Merolla
Written by
Ethan Samuel Dunlap, Jack Seber-Merolla
Starring
Jack Seber-Merolla, Ethan Samuel Dunlap, Chris MacDonald
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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