# Lunarcy!

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Lunarcy!
| image          = Lunarcy (2012 film).jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = Simon Ennis
| producer       = Jonas Bell Pasht<br>[Ron Mann](/source/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](/source/2012_Toronto_Film_Festival)}}
| runtime        = 80 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
}}
''''' Lunarcy!''''' is a 2012 Canadian [documentary film](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Playback_(magazine)) | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> and screened at [South by Southwest](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Jaymie_Matthews), astrophysics professor at the [University of British Columbia](/source/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''](/source/Now_(newspaper))'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](/source/Now_(newspaper)) | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref> Daniel Pratt for [Exclaim!](/source/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!](/source/Exclaim!) | accessdate=August 27, 2019}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[Colonization of the Moon](/source/Colonization_of_the_Moon)
*[Moon tree](/source/Moon_tree)
*[NASA](/source/NASA)
*''[Sex on the Moon](/source/Sex_on_the_Moon)''
*[Stolen and missing Moon rocks](/source/Stolen_and_missing_Moon_rocks)
*''[The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks](/source/The_Case_of_the_Missing_Moon_Rocks)''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== 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

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