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Pink Moon

  • 20152015
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
185
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Pink Moon (2015)
  • Short
  • Drama
  • Romance
In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.In a society where heterosexuals are persecuted and abortion is forbidden, two teens are forced to hide an unintended pregnancy before their secret romance is exposed.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
185
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sal Bardo
  • Writer
    • Sal Bardo
  • Stars
    • Brandon Tyler Harris
    • Cole Johnston
    • Adam Jepsen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sal Bardo
  • Writer
    • Sal Bardo
  • Stars
    • Brandon Tyler Harris
    • Cole Johnston
    • Adam Jepsen
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Brandon Tyler Harris and Adam Jepsen in Pink Moon (2015)
    Pink Moon (2015)
    Shawn Parr in Pink Moon (2015)
    Brandon Tyler Harris in Pink Moon (2015)
    Karin Collison, Claudio Rietti, Thomas Roberts, Sal Bardo, Julia Campanelli, Hank Morris, Brandon Tyler Harris, Linda Elizabeth, Jonathan Wing, Shawn Parr, Rocio Gimenez, Julia Kelly, William Gerber, Cole Johnston, Sandy York, Adam Jepsen, and Riley Galt in Pink Moon (2015)
    Pink Moon by Sal Bardo

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    Brandon Tyler Harris
    Brandon Tyler Harris
    • Benas Ben
    Cole Johnston
    Cole Johnston
    • Emilyas Emily
    Adam Jepsen
    Adam Jepsen
    • Leoas Leo
    Sandy York
    Sandy York
    • Emily's Motheras Emily's Mother
    Shawn Parr
    Shawn Parr
    • Mr. Reedas Mr. Reed
    Riley Galt
    Riley Galt
    • Stephenas Stephen
    • (as Riley Galt Suter)
    Karin Collison
    Karin Collison
    • Dr. Collisonas Dr. Collison
    • (as Karin de la Penha)
    Julia Campanelli
    Julia Campanelli
    • Womanas Woman
    Julia Kelly
    Julia Kelly
    • Nurseas Nurse
    Ben Young III
    Ben Young III
    • Leo's Friendas Leo's Friend
    Hank Morris
    Hank Morris
    • Abortionistas Abortionist
    Linda Elizabeth
    Linda Elizabeth
    • Sarahas Sarah
    Thomas Roberts
    Thomas Roberts
    • Thomas Robertsas Thomas Roberts
    William Gerber
    • High School Classmateas High School Classmate
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    • Director
      • Sal Bardo
    • Writer
      • Sal Bardo
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    Storyline

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    In a society where heterosexuals are considered abnormal and are persecuted, where abortion is illegal, a high school age boy girl couple furtively hide their relationship while simultaneously pursuing a dangerous back-alley abortion due to an unintended pregnancy. At the same time, the teen boy is in a sham gay relationship with another boy from the same high school, who doesn't understand why, after several months together, they have not yet had intercourse. —TrivWhiz
    • alternative life
    • hidden relationship
    • botched abortion
    • blindfold
    • hospital
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      • Short
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Connections
      References Blue Briefs (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Great Escape
      Written by Sal Bardo

      Performed by Jeff Mercel and Cat Martino

      Produced by Jeff Mercel

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    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A thoughtful experience
    I know for a fact that a great number of viewers will think this short film was something truly original. In cinematic ways, I agree with them. I haven't seen anything like it. But in terms artistic forms, I can't say the same because that story was told before many years ago. In 1955, Charles Beaumont wrote a short story named "The Crooked Man" which deals with similar themes of a society whose norm is homosexuality while heterosexuals are persecuted and considered individuals against the law. This groundbreaking tale was published by Playboy magazine, the only place that understood its concept and accepted it as a work, irony of ironies. But it stood the test of time as one outstanding and memorable dystopian work whose "what if..." kind of idea generated a debate faced by a minority that back then in the 1950's wasn't considered as anything good.

    Sal Bardo's short film "Pink Moon" follows that path followed by Beaumont, expands a little and creates something great. Here, heterosexuals are persecuted as well, being gay is the rule and abortions are forbidden by law. Our hero is Ben (Brandon Tyler Harris), a guy completely in love with a girl (Cole Johnston), though by the circumstances of life he already has a boyfriend (Adam Jepsen), someone who wants to go a little further in their sexual relationship. But we all know Ben is just following his nature, so the boyfriend gets nothing besides the basic stuff. But the bad things are coming to Ben and his girlfriend way.

    "Pink Moon" is more than just food for thought, it's a whole banquet of ideas and concepts that makes open your mind to a whole world of possibilities. It makes you think about past, present and future: what do we know, what do we think, what we can proof about the quest mankind faces at each certain time. Could life be possible if the ideas presented here were a rule and not an exception? The world would be a better place with that kind of politics? I personally think that all good things would come with such way, with some minor changes. It is possible. Of course, the film didn't get much into the dystopic/sci-fi/political events but if you force some thought into it, it can actually be possible.

    For those who think this is a platform designed to prove that straight people feel prejudice and feel the need of being targeted, this is not the case. What the film does is to present a thoughtful example that mirrors exactly what happens when someone is gay. A brief moment of the film that widens such perspective and outside of the main characters is a news report of two straight youth who killed themselves after openly coming out as straight individuals and were constantly bullied for that. For a moment, you feel almost as if laughing at the absurdity of such claim. Stop and think again, reflect to our current days and see how it all stops being funny when you reverse the situation faced by many gay men and women out there, still hiding themselves from others due to what other people will think.

    I tremendously enjoyed this film in all of its ways. The acting was superb by all the young actors and the script created unimaginable scenarios that left me thinking for a long time, trying to truly understand the world created there - but I wished more evident sequences of the gay world was a dominant one with couples on the street, news, films and other medias portraying homosexuality as a persistent way of life (though we have a tender scene involving the girl's mom talking about the girl being curious in knowing who was her real mother since she had two moms). Bardo's film was very good and Beaumont's story also goes same way - don't get confused by my mixture of references, this isn't an adaptation, but in this dystopia kind of material I think the only way I can get some true satisfaction is seeing that kind of work as a feature film or a miniseries, and one that a great number of people will watch. Reversing the "shape and way of people's world" isn't something audiences watch (e.g. "White Men's Burden", that forgotten gem with Travolta and Belafonte where blacks are rich and whites are confined to poor neighborhoods. Who watched that movie?) but it's always worth doing. Whatever the case, I'd still want to see a dystopian-like film with such idea. The debate concerning society, sexuality and life would be amazing and that kind of film could open some people's minds. I believe in that. "Pink Moon" got very close to that. 9/10
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    • Rodrigo_Amaro
    • Mar 19, 2017

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Coffee Ring Films
      • Five Hands Films
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    • Runtime
      17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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