DON’T COME BACK FROM THE MOON

FEATURE FILM DRAMA | SCI FI & FANTASY | 2019

Mickey, a wayward teenager living on the fringe of the California Desert, is filled with angst. His father has disappeared. One by one other men also vanish from his decaying working class town. One man props open the door to his bar and leaves a note. “I’m going to the moon,” it reads. “I took the cash.”

Mickey tries to escape the bleakness of life by causing trouble with his friends but his rage becomes too much to contain. His rash choices leave him careening towards damaging consequences. Would a budding love relationship be enough to save him?

The lure of just giving up and running away is palpable. Mickey, like his father, face the decision to resist or to heed the call of “heading to the moon.”

DIRECTED BY  BRUCE THIERRY CHEUNG

WRITTEN BY DEAN BAKOPOULOS & BRUCE THIERRY CHEUNG

starring JEFFREY WAHLBERG, ALYSSA ELLE STEINACKER, JEREMIAH NOE, HALE LYTTLE, ZACKARY ARTHUR, CHEYENNE HAYES, RASHIDA JONES, JAMES FRANCO

PRODUCED BY JAY DAVIS, LAUREN HOEKSTRA, JAMES FRANCO, VINCE JOLIVETTE

PRODUCTION COMPANY ELYSIUM BANDINI, KALAMALKA PRODUCTIONS, GREAT POINT MEDIA

CINEMATOGRAPHY CHANANUN CHOTRUNGROJ

MUSIC BY JOHNNY JEWEL

EDITOR JOE MURPHY

REVIEWS

"The movie’s emotional potency is undeniable, its crescendo of wounded feelings and shimmering photography leaving unexpected imprints on the eyes and heart." - Jeannette Catsoulis, NY Times 

"From its opening moments through its pitch-perfect closing notes, 'Don’t Come Back from the Moon' is a stunning and stark and beautiful thing to behold. The direction and the screenplay from Bruce Thierry Cheung are both first-rate” - Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times

“Cheung’s dreamlike drama is fascinating and affecting. The performances, running the gamut from Wahlberg’s implosive Mickey to Steinacker’s feisty but needy Sonya, are pitch-perfect across the board.” - Joe Leydon, Variety 

"Poignant and visually striking. Cheung’s unaffected compassion for his characters grows more powerful as it proceeds. The cinematography, with its thick shadows and saturated colors, is fully attuned to the wild beauty of the edge-of-the-world setting. " - Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter

AWARDS

NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS’ PICK

SPECIAL MENTION FOR DIRECTING, LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURE FILM - ALYSSA ELLE STEINACKER YOUNG ARTIST AWARDS, 2018

JAMES LYON AWARD FOR BEST EDITING, WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL

SPECIAL MENTION FOR BEST FEATURE. WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL

BEST FEATURE FILM, SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

EACH MOMENT IS THE UNIVERSE

SHORT FILM directed by bruce thierry cheung

OFFICIAL SELECTION TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

VIMEO STAFF PICK

DANCE FILM FOR OPENING CEREMONY

Directed by Bruce THierry Cheung

VIMEO STAFF PICK

STARBUCKS CAMPAIGN

Directed by Bruce Thierry Cheung

MAKING A SCENE

SKETCH COMEDY SERIES

C0-DIRECTED BY JAMES FRANCO AND BRUCE CHEUNG

NOMINATED FOR EMMY FOR OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM VARIETY SERIES 2016

SAMSUNG BRANDED CONTENT

DIRECTED BY BRUCE THIERRY CHEUNG

FASHION FILMS FOR KAAREM

DIRECTED BY BRUCE THIERRY CHEUNG AND ANDINH HA

MR. FLASH - MIDNIGHT BLUE

Music Video

Co-Directed by Bruce THierry Cheung as PENSACOLA

VIMEO STAFF PICK

FASHION FILMS FOR OPENING CEREMONY

Directed by Bruce THierry Cheung