A FILM BY ANDREA DEGETTE
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DRY MOON is the story of Gracie Lee, a simple wild crafter who lives in harmony with nature in an old farmhouse where she and her mother subsist by selling remedies and farm goods at the local market. Gracie’s world is transformed when she becomes involved with an itinerant handyman and becomes pregnant. Her way of life is challenged as Gracie attempts to steal her baby back from social services. Gracie is forced to abandon her lifestyle, but the bonds between the three generations of women do triumph in the end.
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DRY MOON began in the mid-90's as a way for me to make sense my relocation: 4th Generation Coloradoan to exotic…North Carolina. Such a culture shock! Very quickly I set out to make sense of this alien land, so filled with contradictions and beauty. Our home, like Gracie’s, is not a black and white world. Not even close.
My first feature has not been completed on schedule, in fact, quite the opposite. DRY MOON has had to fit into my life ad hoc, whenever I am able to bring myself to the work. It has come together as my other films, from a universal force outside myself.
In fact, the diegesis of DRY MOON evolved from film to fiction and back again...even foreshadowing real life events for cast and crew.
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Andrea DeGette is a full-time teacher, award-winning filmmaker, and mother of three children—all of whom are featured in DRY MOON.
DeGette graduated from NYU Film School and Duke University, MA. She has lived and taught in historic Hillsborough, NC since 1994 which is also the setting for her film, Dry Moon.
Writer, Director, Producer
Dry Moon is a feature film project by Andrea DeGette. It has been in production for several years, and is now on the cusp of completion.
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The beauty holds the truth in Dry Moon, and the the truth holds the beauty as well. I have tried to adhere to as much of the Dogme manifesto as possible: real people, real locations, real sound, real music, props, and wardrobe. The shooting of the film was off-hours over two, then three years. The commitment of everyone involved has been steadfast. As I move into this last phase of production I want to reveal the untold mysteries of my film and the deep living spring that brought my vision to light. Please give your attention to DRY MOON and bring your truth to the creative process!
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Dry Moon is a tantalizing tale of two women suspended in shadows of memory and the dark unreality of small town life.
Dry Moon: Winter Trailer
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Sarah Scott makes her film debut as the beautiful Gracie Lee, child of the woods and champion of the natural world. Sarah has spent many years in North Carolina with her daughter Pearl who also makes her film debut in Dry Moon.
Sarah is a singer, and herbalist, and lover of exotic fruit. Sarah is currently rediscovering her childhood roots in Austin, Texas
Jane Holding plays Ravena "Mama" Brooks in Dry Moon. Jane was born in North Carolina and educated at Swarthmore College, Cambridge University, and Stanford.
Her theatrical credits include Birdie in "The Little Foxes" and Big Momma in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." She also co-authored and stars in "Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession" -- a one-woman play based on the novel by Allan Gurganus
David Kasper has been involved in hundreds of film and video projects over the past 30 years as videographer, editor, producer, and writer.
He is best known for his 1992 Oscar-winning documentary "The Panama Deception."
He is currently Executive Director of the Empowerment Project, a non profit media center and production group in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Editor, Videographer
Esther Sumner is a video producer and editor who was born and raised in Kenya and has since lived in Connecticut, Florida, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Sumner graduated with a degree in Digital Arts from Stetson University, where she discovered her love for editing and her interest in social and political art. When she's not working she enjoys trying out new recipes and watching thought provoking films.
Graphic Designer, Editor
RELEASE DATE:
FALL 2025
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Andrea DeGette
(919) 619-8274