Red Moon

Two girls meet in their youth and become inseparable, even though there are obstacles. This short summary doesn’t do Red Moon justice.  It tells a coming-of-age story about two girls who move through life side by side, sharing its highs and lows as they grow, change, and learn what it means to step into womanhood together. Red Moon is an animated poem (metaphorically) to female friendship and the bond between women and girls that cannot be broken.  It’s a quietly crafted film, which doesn’t preach and doesn’t give answers – it just presents things as they are, as they should be – and it does this with subtlety.

As well as the story – so brief but with such depth – I was particularly drawn to the way that the characters have been drawn and also the backgrounds (particularly towards the end) which are just beautiful.  Red Moon was directed and animated by Katherine Yuan during her time at  RMIT.  The fact that this is an undergraduate film makes it all the more impressive, demonstrating a level of creativity, emotional depth, and technical skill that feels far beyond what one might expect at this stage of study.  Watch Red Moon below: