Writer-Director Ryan Stevens Harris:<\/strong> \u201cMOON GARDEN was always meant to feel like a \ufb01lm out of its time. As if an old dusty \ufb01lm reel were found in an attic somewhere, wound up on a projector, and rediscovered. MOON GARDEN is a true labor of love. For nearly half a decade, the \ufb01lm has essentially been my family\u2019s life. My real-life daughter, Haven, plays the wide-eyed cherubic little girl lost in her own industrial wonderland. And it still thrills me how she tackled every day as if the \ufb01lm were nothing but a playground built just for her.<\/em><\/p>\n “My wife and co-producer sings the lilting lullabies throughout the \ufb01lm, her smile always a beacon in an otherwise stormy journey. My closest collaborator and \ufb01lmmaking partner, John Michael Elfers, a great talent, doubles as both producer and puppeteer for many of the practical camera tricks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s inspiring how art can heal, as MOON GARDEN Itself brought my own family and relationships closer together, somewhat similar to the transformation of the characters in the \ufb01lm. And after working tirelessly, I believe in our own humble way we\u2019ve created a small monument to each other. This is the central core of MOON GARDEN. Broken things can mend. No matter how tragic things might seem, there\u2019s always a delicate magic that can bring people back together. Sometimes it just takes a child to realize it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n [Opened Friday, October 9, in NYC metro area, including <\/strong><\/span>IFC Center, Manhattan.]<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n