''Moon Garden'' is a 2022 American

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written and directed by Ryan Stevens Harris, and starring Haven Lee Harris, Augie Duke,

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, Timothy Lee DePriest, Philip E. Walker, and Morgana Ignis. The film follows a young girl named Emma (Haven Lee Harris) who slips into a coma and finds herself in a surreal, industrial dream world where she is haunted by a monster who feeds off her tears. ''Moon Garden'' premiered at the 25th Dances With Films Festival on June 10, 2022. The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by

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in May 2023.

Cast

* Haven Lee Harris as Emma * Augie Duke *

* Timothy Lee DePriest as Groom * Philip E. Walker * Morgana Ignis as Teeth

Release

''Moon Garden'' had its world premiere at the 25th Dances With Films Festival in

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, California, on June 10, 2022. On October 8, 2022, the film screened at the Grimmfest Film Festival in the United Kingdom. On November 3, 2022, it screened at the 9th FilmQuest Film Festival in

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. In April 2023, it screened at Panic Fest in

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. ''Moon Garden'' is slated for a limited theatrical release in the United States by

in May 2023.

Reception

Sharai Bohannon of ''

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'' praised the film's setting and the Teeth character, and wrote, "''Moon Garden''s world, and the imagery it provides, are what will keep audiences talking. It's so absorbing that it makes it hard to dwell on things that aren't working in the film."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=18561446 2022 fantasy films 2020s American animated films 2022 horror films 2022 films American animated fantasy films American dark fantasy films