Highway to the Moon
Follows the experiences of young Black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away. Micah is a young man who finds himself in the Inbetween, a mysterious realm between life and death, after his life is suddenly cut short. As he journeys through this liminal space, guided by a group of other young men, they confront what it means to be a Black boy in today’s society, weaving together a narrative of resilience and self-discovery, in order to ultimately empower each other to embrace empathy, mutual compassion and self-worth.
- Genre: Drama, Fantasy
- Studio: 3.16 Productions, WePresent, WeTransfer Studios
- Keyword: suicide, moon, life and death, self-discovery, brotherhood, male friendship, tenderness, coming of age, purgatory, stabbing, compassion, death, all black cast, empathy, child suicide, accepting death, trust issues, moving, to the moon, resilience, betrayal of trust, short film, poetic, knife crime, directorial debut, black boys, black empowerment
- Cast: Kenyah Sandy, Lamar Waves, Victor Prescott Jr., Aboulaye Touray, Sekou Toure, Treva Etienne
