Trying to Kiss the Moon

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 11, 1994

Original language

English

Cast

Astley Harvey

Director

Stephen Dwoskin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0111505