{{Infobox film | name = Lunarcy! | image = Lunarcy (2012 film).jpg | caption = Film poster | director = Simon Ennis | producer = Jonas Bell Pasht<br>Ron Mann<br>Jonah Bekhor | cinematography = Jonathan Bensimon | editing = Matt Lyon | starring = | studio = Citizen Jones Production | distributor = Films We Like (Canada) | released = {{Film date|2012|9|8|TIFF}} | runtime = 80 minutes | country = Canada | language = English }} ''''' Lunarcy!''''' is a 2012 Canadian documentary film directed by Simon Ennis. The film draws from a cast of astronauts, entrepreneurs and dreamers who each have a unique connection to the Moon.
The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival on September 8,<ref>{{cite news | last=Benzine | first=Adam |url=http://playbackonline.ca/2012/08/16/video-exclusive-tiff-takes-off-with-lunarcy/ | title=First look: TIFF takes off with Lunarcy! | date=August 16, 2012 | work=Playback | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> and screened at South by Southwest on March 13, 2013,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/03/meet-the-sxsw-filmmakers-48-simon-ennis-moon-comedy-lunarcy-finds-comedic-hope-in-devoted-dreamers-40356/ | title=Meet the SXSW Filmmakers #48: Simon Ennis' Moon Comedy 'Lunarcy!' Finds Comedic Hope In Devoted Dreamers | date=March 7, 2013 | work=IndieWire | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> It was picked up for distribution in Canada by Films We Like.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmswelike.com/films/lunarcy | title=Lunarcy! – Films We Like | work=Films We Like | date=4 July 2016 | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
== Participants == * Alan Bean, astronaut and one of the twelve people to have walked on the Moon * Christopher Carson, hopes to be the first person to leave Earth with the intention of never returning * Matthew Goodman, author of ''The Sun and the Moon'' * Joseph Gutheinz, founder of the Moon Rock Project * Dennis Hope, claims personal ownership of the Moon. * Peter Kokh, secretary of the Moon Society and editor of the ''Moon Miners’ Manifesto'' * Jaymie Matthews, astrophysics professor at the University of British Columbia.
== Release == The film received generally favorable reviews. Phil Brown for ''ThatShelf'' called the film "a hilarious, sweet, and oddly touching depiction of the joys and fulfillment of obsession."<ref>{{cite news | last=Brown | first=Phil |url=https://thatshelf.com/lunarcy-review/ | title=Lunarcy! Review | date=February 6, 2013 | work=ThatShelf | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> ''NOW Magazine'''s Norman Wilner wrote that the film "feels like it could have been filmed by a young Errol Morris."<ref>{{cite news | last=Wilner | first=Norman |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/reviews/lunarcy/ | title=Lunarcy! | date=February 7, 2013 | work=NOW Magazine | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> Daniel Pratt for Exclaim! praised the film, writing "With its quirky soundtrack, fun animation and equally enjoyable stock footage, ''Lunarcy!'' is a unique documentary infused with comedy, yet it presents some visionary ideas that can't be completely disregarded."<ref>{{cite news | last=Pratt | first=Daniel |url=https://exclaim.ca/film/article/lunarcy-directed_by_simon_ennis | title=Lunarcy! | date=September 14, 2012 | work=Exclaim! | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
== See also == *Colonization of the Moon *Moon tree *NASA *''Sex on the Moon'' *Stolen and missing Moon rocks *''The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks''
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|2319002}}
Category:2012 films Category:2012 documentary films Category:Canadian documentary films Category:English-language Canadian films Category:Documentary films about outer space Category:2012 English-language films Category:2012 Canadian films Category:English-language documentary films