Moon Rock & Lighter Fluid

A University of Southern California Thesis Film

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Moon Rock & Lighter Fluid is Charles R. Uy M.F.A. thesis film.
Camera: Sony F900
Format: 24p HD
Length: 16 minutes
Principle Photography: May 5-13

Synopsis

Ten-year-old Howard is a budding scientist. His sister Erin has a disease that requires she live her whole life sealed inside a plastic bubble. When she dies and Howard thinks it’s his fault, he decides to build a rocket ship that she designed. The trouble is the rocket ship is of a fantastical design based more on Erin’s crazy imagination then on scientific principles. But, with help from his best friend Billy, not to mention a Moon Rock and some Lighter Fluid, Howard learns that good science must start with a heart-felt dream.

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