MOON JAR FILM
Film production and story development
based in Berlin, working across cinema and narrative creation with evolving technologies.
About Us
With a solid foundation in documentary filmmaking for cinema and television, Moon Jar Film is driven by long-term thinking and a commitment to cultural exploration. We focus on building narrations that endure and resonate over time. Our work connects the Italian and German film industries, fostering creative exchange across borders.
Our Work
We create narratives that move across formats, combining analog techniques, AI-generated imagery, and decentralised, blockchain-native distribution.Based in Berlin, MoonJar Film is building a roadmap that connects production, publishing, and community-based practices into a cohesive, evolving framework.
VERMI (Worms)
#short
In a rural village in Friuli, twelve-year-old Rosi cares for her younger sisters and their depressed mother. Between bullying, selling worms to fishermen, and her mother’s fading hope in the father’s return, an unexpected act of kindness sparks her path to resilience.⸻Crew & ProductionDirector: Domenico Distilo
Screenplay: Daniela Gambaro
Production: Raffaello Vignoli, Corego Srl & Moon Jar Film
Cinematography: Ferran Paredes Rubio
Editing: Andrea Maguolo
Original Score: Stefano Guzzetti
Cast: Viola Akiko Fior, Chiara Pazzaglia (La Chimera), Antonio De Matteo (Mare Fuori)
Length: 19 minutes – Aspect Ratio: 1.66 – Language: Italian🌿 🎞️ Pick Of The Market, Clermont Ferrand Film Festival
Bettgeflüster (Pillow Talks)
#short #rom-com
During sleepless nights, Marianne discovers her boyfriend’s dream alter ego, Zombor: a poetic voice speaking Hungarian in his sleep. Between jealousy and enchantment, she faces the most absurd crisis a couple could imagine.⸻Crew & ProductionWriter & Director: Domenico Distilo
Production: Moon Jar Film
Producers: Giulio Baraldi, Domenico Distilo
Cinematography: Tobias Kaufmann
Editing: Andrea Maguolo
Sound Design: Matteo Di Simone
Original Score: Stefano Guzzetti
Cast: Sabrina Kraft, Nico Birnbaum, Carolin Ott
Length: 25 minutes – Language: German – Genre: Comedy / Romance🎞️ 🍿 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Manga Do, Igort and the way of Manga
#documentary #art
A journey through Japan becomes a spiritual and artistic quest for Igort, one of Italy’s leading graphic novelists, as he traces the roots of manga and transforms his travel into a contemplative path of creation.⸻Crew & ProductionDirector & Concept: Domenico Distilo
Featuring: Igort, Giovanni Piliarvu, Tadao Tsuge, Shinji Idani
Production: SCIARA srl & Moon Jar Film
Producers: Marco Lo Curzio, Domenico Distilo
Editing: Andrea Maguolo
Original Score: Stefano Guzzetti
Sound Editing: Matteo Di Simone
Length: 60 minutes – Format: HD, 16:9 – Language: Italian / Japanese🏆 🎞️ Audience Award – Biografilm Festival Bologna
FREISTADT - MITTELPUNKT
#documentary
Ernst Otto Karl Grassmé, victim of Nazi eugenics policies, chose a life of seclusion in the forests of northern Germany. Through his letters, the film offers an intimate portrait of his struggle for dignity, raising questions about individual sovereignty and social marginalization.⸻Crew & ProductionDirector, Cinematography & Editing: Kai Ehlers
Concept & Screenplay: Kai Ehlers
Script Consulting: Domenico Distilo, Nadja Höhfeld
Production: Kai Ehlers Filmproduktion & Moon Jar Film
Producers: Kai Ehlers, Domenico Distilo
Sound Recording: Domenico Distilo, Jan Gabriel
Sound Design: Frank Bubenzer
Sound Mix: André Zacher, Björn Wiese
Original Score: Chris Hirson
Color Grading: Roland Fliß
Post-production: Daniel Nestler (PostFactory)
Length: 80 minutes – Format: HD, 16:9 – Language: German with English subtitles⸻
Festivals & Awards
• Awarded the FBW Label: “Especially Valuable” (Prädikat besonders wertvoll)
• Documentarfilmwoche Hamburg (World Premiere)
• Visions du Réel – Industry Media Library
• Nordic Film Days Lübeck
• Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein
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