Old Moon | Horror Short Film | Ariki Erby, Mark Hadlow

An unknown evil resides in the forest near a small town. In the midst of grief, a young boy flees into the forest in search of his missing cousin, believing she still lives. The boy’s father, Aden, groups together a motley crew to help find his son before it’s too late. None of them truly realise what evil awaits them on their journey. Who awaits them.
I'm very happy to finally show off this film after nearly two hard years of development and pre-production. It's been a great journey seeing this film go from script, to camera, to screen, and I want to give a huge thank you to everyone that was apart of the cast and crew.
Cast:
Ariki Erby - Aden
Mark Hadlow - Rewan
Bruno O'Connor - Arin
Paul Newborough - Darrin
Samantha Ellwood - Nira
Seth Lishman - The Stranger
Crew:
Writer/Director - Tom Sweeney
DOP/Colourist - Michael Lahood
Continuity - Charlie Leeming
1st AC - Connor Dempsey
Grip - Ryan Algar
Gaffer - Charlie Higgison
Best Boy - Joel Smollett
Lighting Assist - Hayden Smith
Sound - Kade Martin, Abbie McGarvey
Hair & Makeup - Lorian Skye Baker
Art Department - Michael Kenna
Costumes - Catherine Slow, Totally Frocked Costumes - Lower Hutt
Production Assistants - Alexander Walker, Catherine Slow
Post-Sound - Phil Burton, Underground Sound ltd.
VFX - Capvista FX
Producers - Catherine Slow, Tom Sweeney
A huge thank you to all our Boosted Donors, who, without your help, the film wouldn't have been possible.
A big thank you to the team at Waitarere Forest for letting us use the stunning forest!
Old Moon, and my other previous works can also be viewed on my website: www.tomsweeney...