Trying to Kiss the Moon (1994)

In this unique approach to the autobiographical film format, director Stephen Dwoskin pieces together home movies shot by his parents in New York City, a video letter recorded during the 1990 Gulf War by filmmaker Robert Kramer, and raw footage filmed by Dwoskin himself. A veteran of the New York independent film scene of the 1960s, Dwoskin constructs a film poem in which the strong sentiment of his personal story—he was stricken by polio and eventually confined to a wheelchair—never overwhelms the beauty of the film’s distinct form.

Released Aug. 11, 1994 95 min None+

Genres: Biography, Documentary

Keywords: imdb.experimental-film, imdb.sadness, imdb.independent-film, mdblist.one-actor

Country: United States
Production Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English