Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Backward Astronomer’ by Jake Nelson

“A privileged, young man falls in love with a wealthy woman and together they lead reckless lives of opulence in New York City. That is, until he finds something better — a doorway leading directly to the surface of the moon.”

Film by Jake Nelson, U.S., 2018.

Screened at over two dozen film festivals. Winner at Palm Springs Int’l Animation Festival; Victoria Film Festival (best animation); Florida Film Festival (best 2d animation); and Los Angeles Animation Festival (best illustrative animation), among other honors.