Canadian Premiere
Two friends embark on a galactic journey towards the disco ball moon.
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USA
2023
English
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Masashi Yamamoto
Original Music
Masashi Yamamoto
Masashi Yamamoto
Masashi creates films that portray his innate and alternate personalities. His work stretches between craziness, eccentricity, seriousness and honesty. Thematically, his films explore the feeling of LOVE. He wants to reveal his heart eagerly with his films. He graduated from Rhode Island School of Design (FAV16), and also obtained MFA (Experimental Animation) in California Institute of the Arts. He is currently working in the animation industry in Los Angeles.
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