Highway to the Moon (2025)
Follows the experiences of young Black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away. Micah is a young man who finds himself in the Inbetween, a mysterious realm between life and death, after his life is suddenly cut short. As he journeys through this liminal space, guided by a group of other young men, they confront what it means to be a Black boy in today’s society, weaving together a narrative of resilience and self-discovery, in order to ultimately empower each other to embrace empathy, mutual compassion and self-worth.
- Date of release
- 2025-05-31
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Director
- Letitia Wright
Casting
- Kenyah Sandy — Micah
- Lamar Waves — Trey
- Victor Prescott Jr. — Khalil
- Aboulaye Touray — Dayton
- Sekou Toure — Junior
- Treva Etienne — Micah's Father
- Rachel Sophia-Anthony — Mother
Interesting facts
Highway to the Moon is a 2025 British short film written and produced and directed by Letitia Wright.
Production
The short film is written, directed and produced by Letitia Wright who wrote the film in response to the ongoing knife crime crisis in London, and to spark discourse into dissecting its root causes and has called it a "love letter to young Black men all over the world", and elements were inspired by the killing of one of her brother's friends.
The film was commissioned through WeTransfer’s arts platform, WePresent. Kenyah Sandy and Lamar Waves lead the cast.
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