«To the Moon and Back» is a heart-wrenching look into the healing relationship between a mother and daughter during their coming-to-terms with the mother's drug addiction. Shot over the course of 16 years, we witness many transformations of a mother with an addiction and a daughter deeply affected by it. Tarah's intimate journal entries help us understand the process of coming to terms with who she is, the challenges of filming her mother's situation, and how painful true, loving acceptance can be. We visually experience the strong connection that develops between mother and daughter, and ultimately, we see how this guileless home film saves the lost souls of two beautiful beings. Shot between Canada's East Hasting, Salt Springs Island, Vancouver Island, and Bali, this film takes you on a journey to the heart of every relationship, and the only true thing worth fighting for, LOVE.

 

Currently, the film is edited at 90 mins. We will tweak it a bit before locking the picture
In order to complete the film I need to raise $20k -$25k for the following:

Sound mixing $5k

Music rights $1k +/-

Composition music $10k

Festival fees $4k +/-

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If you have come across the story of my mom and I then you probably have been affected by Addiction. The pandemic of Addiction and the rate of mortality is escalating every day. This film will help others understand addiction better; from some of the traumas that lead it to, the day-to-day struggle, and the effects it has on those around them. 

We need more awareness and more LOVE in the fight against addiction. We believe this film will open the eyes to many, not those just affected by the illness, to change the societal view towards people with addiction and its stigma! 

If you want to offer support in another way or to contact us, you can go to our website and use the contact form.

Bio: Born in Alberta, Canada. Was adopted into a middle-class family as a baby, with two separate adopted brothers. She grew up between, Edmonton and Banff. With a strong desire to act she was the star in her high school acting class, but soon fell into drugs and dropped out of school. She met Tarah's father at 17, soon after she had her first child. In 1980 she gave birth to Tarah and had 2 more sons. Tarah's father and her separated 2 years after she was born. Kati attended many treatment centers for her addiction as her kids were taken away from her addiction. Without success, Kati eventually moved to Vancouver and lived out her life in East Hastings. She loved writing and wrote many poems and children's stories. She also wrote an essay on her life while recovering which was published. You can read that story here. Kati was very supportive of making this film for Tarah and the healing it could bring to others. 
 

Subject / Director / Producer

www.tothemoonandbackdocumentary.com 

Bio: In 1999 at the age of 19 while modeling in London, Tarah was first introduced to the world of documentary filmmaking. She quickly realized at that moment making a Documentary was the most intimate way for her to share her story. With a passionate desire to create her film, she began putting herself through courses in filmmaking and bought her first professional camera in 2002. She began capturing the life around her until her mom would finally agree to let her film her. In 2004 Tarah received an upsetting call from her mom, telling her she had hit rock bottom. Tarah used the money from a large Canadian campaign called Jacob to fly herself and her boyfriend home to make the documentary “To the Moon and Back”. Tarah continued capturing her story with her mom while fulfilling her own life goals. She modeled in Los Angeles for the next 3 years, then lived and created a shoe line in Bali, Indonesia for the next 4 years. Later moving to San Francisco and going back to school to get her Bachelor's in Studio art. Tarah currently lives between Canada and Los Angeles as a model, completing her bachelorette, and this film. 

Read her life story here

Editor

Bio: Donna Trousdale is a writer, director, and editor from Los Angeles. Her award-winning feature comedy, The Shickles, is distributed by Comedy Dynamics and available on most V.O.D. platforms including iTunes, Youtube. 

Sound editor/ Color correction

http://www.pearlstreetpost.com

Bio: Greg White is a veteran film colorist with thirty years of experience in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Greg's repertoire is diverse, including TV series, music videos, commercials, and Features. His personability and technical skills create the perfect ambiance for Greg and his clientele to breathe life into their images.

Composer 

www.richardbreakspear.com

Bio: Richard Breakspear (aka Reg B) is a music composer whose compositions have featured in Films, network TV series and trailers. Known for his dark ambient style, his compositions are a blend of traditional orchestration with contemporary elements. His music has featured in trailer campaigns including Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Girl With All The Gifts, Lights Out, The Gallows, The Avengers, Sully, Power Rangers, Marvels Dark Phoenix. Marvel, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, CBS, NBC The CW and Fox have all featured his original music in their marketing campaigns.