Peter lives in the dreary cage of small-town life, until a real-life nightmare wakes him from his sleep...From the 2006 Sundance Film Festival comes a unique breed of film - a vampire story, an uncommon tale of suppression and freedom.
17-year-old Peter Ference (Brian Greer) feels trapped in his lonely small town life. His only light is his beautiful co-worker Danielle (Sarah Ingraham). It turns out that she’s engaged to be married, and the wedding day is soon approaching.
Meanwhile, a deadly change comes to this sleepy little town, and the population is dropping… In the vein of vampire classics like George Romero’s “Martin,” “Moonshine” is a haunting coming-of-age love tale that unleashes a unique world of suppressed desires and vampires!
- Directed by Roger Ingraham
- Written by Lori Isbell, Roger Ingraham
- Produced by Jeff Um, Roger Ingraham
- Running Time 72 min
- Release Date 2007
- Content Rating Intended Audience: teen
- Website Moonshine
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Written by Lori Isbell, Roger Ingraham
Produced by Jeff Um, Roger Ingraham
Cast Gerry Vallas: OFFICER 1
Kim Houston: DANNY
Zachary Sandler: DANNY
Jaye Maynard: WHINY WOMAN
Theodore Bouloukos: OFFICER PHIL
Thea McCartan: MAGS
Raymond Turturro: VAMPIRE
Eric Almassy: TOM
Carol Neiman: ELLEN
Ginny Fitzpatrick: PAT
Gareth Duvall: HENRY
Brian Greer: PETER
Sarah Ingraham: DANNY
Roger C. Ingraham: OFFICER 2
Clayton Conners: OFFICER 3
Ella J. Ingraham: WOMAN IN A ROBE
Mike: AERIAL DEVICE
Ella Ingraham: ACCOUNTANT
Roger C. Ingraham: ELECTRICIAN
Clayton Conners: AUTOMOBILE TECHNICIAN
Erin Flagg: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Nathan White: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Leo Rochetti: PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Eric Tripoli: PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Nathan Schneider: KEY SET P.A.
Laura Modlin: PUBLICIST
Geoff Alson: SOUND TECHNICIAN
Jeff Hellman: GRIP/ CAM. ASSISTANT
Beth Deters: MAKE-UP
Jeff Um: PRODUCTION MANAGER
Beth Deters: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Kent Gallego: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Aaliyah Miller: ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Staci Kline: CASTING DIRECTOR/ SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Aaliyah Miller: LOCATION MANAGER
Tamas Toro: DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Robert Kessler: SOUND DESIGNER
Roman Smolkin - Pixeltrics: ASSISTANT EDITOR
Paul Falcone - PJF Music: SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Ray Wolters: SPECIAL EFFECTS
Craig Kestel: AGENT OF WILLIAM MORRIS
Studio Foto: STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Jeff Hellman: STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Beth Deters: STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
THE BUDGET & CREATIVITY:
Moonshine was created for roughly 9,200 dollars, which was
gathered from family donations and part of the director’s
would-be college fund. The director modeled his production
aspirations after two of his ultra-low-budget heroes, Robert
Rodriguez of “El Mariachi” and Shane Carruth of “Primer.” That
set the bar for what was possible on a used-car budget.
The crew and the 20-year-old director and producer created a
larger-scale film set in a small town. The goal was to embrace
high production values despite all the limitations, and only cut
corners off-screen. All the actors and crew committed
themselves to work freely on deferred-pay. Most of the
locations were homes of the director’s family and friends. The
car accidents were staged in a local abandoned airstrip, under
the free supervision of the local police. The town’s selectman
encouraged support of director Roger Ingraham, and offered
limited but free access to police uniforms, vehicles, and
constables. Searching for a pickup truck, the director’s sister
(who also starred in the film as the lead female Danny) went
door-to-door at homes of local pickup owners. The bigger
scenes feature masses of local extras, special effects, and
even, in several cases, full blown car accidents. Meanwhile, the
cost of production is 1/1000th of the Hollywood standard.
Editing was done using Final Cut Pro over the period of 1 and a
half years, by the director Roger Ingraham. Sound designers
and composers were then brought on, under deferred pay, to
complete the atmosphere of the film. The director proudly
championed the ultra-low budget approach, saying that “the
creative freedom and personal benefit that comes from writing
your heart’s story, and then becoming the director of it - this
outweighs the challenges of an ultra-low-budget production.
But it must be done with an attention to high production
values.”
“A formidably stylish thriller and impressive debut film.” — JOSEPH BEYER Sundance Film Festival “It has a back story to make every aspiring filmmaker green with envy.” — JASON SILVERMAN Wired News “A vampire tale made by a 21-year-old for $9200, it’s one of the best-looking HD films this year...a movie to admire.” — JAMES EMANUEL SHAPIRO reel.com
