Gold Moon, Sharp Arrow (2012)

A Film by Malic Amalya & Max Garnet

16mm / color / optical sound 11 minutes / 2012 Against a backdrop of electrocution, dominance, and scientific precision, wasps nest in an abandoned refrigerator, eyelashes flutter, curtains blow in open windows, and queers congregate. Adapting Stanley Milgram's 1963 experiment on obedience to authority, "Gold Moon, Sharp Arrow" explores how queer communities reenact, resist, and respond to assimilation, coercion, and trauma. **** stanley milgram: Katie Powers teachers: Rosco Kickingstone Syniva Whitney Nein Frankenstein Mel Bueno Dean additional hot queer talent: Calvin Burnap Danni Does Dallas Dusty Jones Lily Maureen Max Garnet Raccoonface Rachel Zingoni Sasha Porter Sweller Weller William Adams *** written by: Max Garnet & Malic Amalya producer: Annie Terrell director/cinematographer/editor: Malic Amalya production designer/makeup artist: Max Garnet line producer/1st AC/gaffer: Basil Shadid original music & sound design: Madsen Minax sound recorder: Chris Pugh master fabricator: Nein Frankenstein craft services: Hazel Pine Sully McGinnis production assistants: Daljeet Bajwa Ellz Dobrick Fletcher DragonSass France Trende Johnny Bird Joshua Guerci Lily Maureen Spencer Bowman Sweller Weller Xander Lenc Zach McNulty ******** special thanks to: Ezra Goetzen DJ Status Apparatus DJ Manhandler Hilt TrollSplinter Wyatt Riot Ellie, Hexe, Lars, & Brod Phoenix Blickle George Terrell Ennyl Monsoon Aidan Starr Jeannette Perkal Katherine Faydash Chris Rogers Ethan Alexander Hilary Viens Elizabeth Miller Mariam & Elijah Sarah Rogers Christian Palmer Brandon Schaeffer Miranda York Peter Miller LICK! The Northwest Film Forum & The Broken Hearts Club

16mm with optical sound

10.5 minutes

2012

Against a backdrop of electrocution, dominance, and scientific precision, wasps nest in an abandoned refrigerator, eyelashes flutter, and curtains blow in open windows. Adapting Stanley Milgram's 1963 experiment on obedience to authority, Gold Moon, Sharp Arrow explores how queer communities reenact, resist, and respond to assimilation, coercion, and trauma.

“Stanley Milgram”………………………………….….Katie Powers

“Teachers”……………………………………….…………Rosco Kickingstone
Syniva Whitney
Nein Frankenstein
Mel Bueno
Dean

“Learner”…………………………………………………...Max Garnet

Performers……………………………..…………………Calvin Burnap
Danni Does Dallas
Dusty Jones
Lily Maureen
Raccoonface
Rachel Zingoni
Sasha Porter
Sweller Weller
William Adams

Written by…………………………………………..………Max Garnet & Malic Amalya

Produced by………………………………………..……Annie Terrell

Director / Cinematographer / Editor……...Malic Amalya

Production Designer / Makeup Artist…….Max Garnet

Line Producer / 1st AC / Gaffer………………..Basil Shadid

Original Music & Sound Design………….….Madsen Minax

Sound Recorder…………………………………….…Chris Pugh

Master Fabricator………………………………….….Nein Frankenstein

Craft Services……………………………………….….Hazel Pine & Sully McGinnis

Production Assistants…………………………..…Daljeet Bajwa
Ellz Dobrick
Fletcher DragonSass
France Trende
Johnny Bird
Joshua Guerci
Lily Maureen
Spencer Bowman
Sweller Weller
Xander Lenc
Zach McNulty

Special Thanks to: Ezra Goetzen, DJ Status Apparatus, DJ Manhandler, Hilt TrollSplinter, Wyatt Riot, Ellie, Hexe, Lars, Brod, Phoenix Blickle, George Terrell, Ennyl Monsoon, Aidan Starr, Roxie Shadowboxer,. Katherine Faydash, Chris Rogers, Ethan Alexander, Hilary Viens, Elizabeth Miller, Mariam & Elijah, Sarah Rogers, Christian Palmer, Brandon Schaeffer, Miranda York, Peter Miller, LICK!, the Northwest Film Forum, & the Broken Hearts Club

"Best Experimental Film"