Moon Rock for Monday explained

Moon Rock For Monday is a 2020 Australian independent film written and directed by Kurt Martin.

Plot

Moon Rock For Monday is a coming-of-age road movie. A terminally ill nine-year-old girl, Monday, who has little contact with the outside world, being home-schooled, becomes captivated by Uluru, which she dubs the "Moon Rock", believing that it will cure her.

Monday gets involved in a police chase involving teenage street kid Tyler, who starts off using her to evade the police, but they become friends and decide to go on the run, and set off on a road trip to the Northern Territory to find the Moon Rock.

Cast

• George Pullar as Tyler
• Ashlyn Louden-Gamble as Monday
• Nicholas Hope as The Bobbins
• Alan Dukes
• Aaron Jeffery as Bob
• Jessica Napier as Nurse Roz
• David Field as Detective Lionell
• Maha Wilson
• Rahel Romahn as Moose
• Bonnie Ferguson
• Karina Banno
• Kai Lewins
• Dean Kyrwood
• Suzan Mutesi

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Production

Moon Rock For Monday was made in 2020, written and directed by Kurt Martin and produced by Jim Robison of Lunar Pictures.^{[2] [3]}

Release

Moon Rock for Monday was screened in several international film festivals, including 2020 CinefestOZ, Adelaide Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Schlingel International Film Festival, Ale Kino Family Film Festival in Poland, Beijing International Film Festival, Zurich Film Festival, the Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, and others.^[4]

It was released in Australian cinemas on 22 April 2021 by Pinnacle Films.^[5] It was sold to US distributor Cinedigm, and to German-speaking Europe via Landfilm; South Korea and Japan with Youngjin Creative; Latin America with Encripta, and to Poland via Media4Fun.^[2]

It was released onto Foxtel Movies and Binge in Australia in March 2022.^[2]

Nominations and awards

Moon Rock for Monday won eight awards and received 25 nominations in several countries.^[6]

The film won the FIPRESCI Award at the Schlingel Film Fest in Germany.^[5]

It won Gold Award at the ACS (Australian Society of Cinematographers) Awards,^[6] as well as Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, and Best Lead Actor at the 2021 Australian Screen Industry Network Awards.^[4]

It was nominated for an AACTA Award^[7] in 2021 for Best Indie Film by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gregory . Helen . 29 April 2021 . Ashlyn Louden-Gamble makes big screen debut in movie film Moon Rock for Monday . Illawarra Mercury.
2. News: Slew of international sales for 'Moon Rock For Monday' . 4 October 2022 . . 8 February 2022.
3. Web site: Fee . Erin . 8 September 2021 . Moon Rock For Monday - Review . Film Ink.
4. Web site: Competition: Win a cast signed Moon Rock for Monday DVD & poster . Cinema Australia . 10 September 2021 . 22 February 2024.
5. Web site: Eeles . Matthew . 16 March 2021 . Moon Rock for Monday has a release date! . Cinema Australia.
6. Web site: Moon Rock for Monday . Lunar Pictures . 22 February 2024.
7. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 31 October 2021 . 'High Ground' and 'Nitram' Lead Australia's AACTA Awards Nominations . Variety.
8. Web site: Groves . Don . 12 August 2019 . George Pullar and tyro Ashlyn Louden-Gamble search for 'Moon Rock' . Inside Film.