Moon Garden (film)

Moon Garden is a 2022 American dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Ryan Stevens Harris, and starring Haven Lee Harris, Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Maria Olsen, Timothy Lee DePriest, Philip E. Walker, and Morgana Ignis. The film follows a young girl named Emma (Haven Lee Harris) who slips into a coma and finds herself in a surreal, industrial dream world where she is haunted by a monster who feeds off her tears.

Moon Garden premiered at the 25th Dances With Films Festival on June 10, 2022. The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States by Oscilloscope Laboratories in May 2023.

Cast

 * Haven Lee Harris as Emma
 * Augie Duke as Sara
 * Brionne Davis as Alex
 * Maria Olsen as Princess
 * Timothy Lee DePriest as Groom
 * Philip E. Walker as Musician
 * Morgana Ignis as Teeth

Release
Moon Garden had its world premiere at the 25th Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles, California, on June 10, 2022. On October 8, 2022, the film screened at the Grimmfest Film Festival in the United Kingdom. On November 3, 2022, it screened at the 9th FilmQuest Film Festival in Provo, Utah. In April 2023, it screened at Panic Fest in Kansas City, Missouri.

Moon Garden was released in select cinemas in the United States by Oscilloscope Laboratories in May 2023.

Reception
Sharai Bohannon of Dread Central praised the film's setting and the Teeth character, and wrote, "Moon Garden's world, and the imagery it provides, are what will keep audiences talking. It's so absorbing that it makes it hard to dwell on things that aren't working in the film."