In the country of Deep Woods, since life is a bit boring and you never know what to do in the evening, all the animals meet at the cinema. One day, someone special wants to join them: the Moon. But there is a problem! The screen is too small and the Moon cannot see the movie. Mr. Richmond, a retired hedgehog, looks for a solution and, after various misadventures, he manages to make the Moon experience the magic of cinema with the help of his friends.

Paola Mastrocola was born in Turin in 1956. She made her debut with the novel La gallina volante (Guanda 2000), winner of the Calvino Prize. Finalist at the Premio Strega in 2001 with Palline di pane and winner of the Premio Campiello in 2004 with Una barca nel bosco. She has also published, among others, La scuola raccontata al mio cane (2004), Che animale sei? (2005), Più lontana della luna (2007), Non so niente di te (2013), L’amore prima di noi (2016, Super ET 2018) and Leone (2018).

Christoph Brehme was born in 1982 in Potsdam, Germany. Always passionate about cinema, he discovered the world of illustration and animation as a self-taught artist, and he took his first steps in 2000 working for Stardust Entertainment and collaborating in 2004 with Sandmannstudio, a historic animation studio in Germany. In 2010, he moved to Italy and PioPictures was born. His short films and music videos traveled around the world, thanks to being selected at prestigious festivals. In 2014, Christoph was inspired by the book E se covano i lupi by Paola Mastrocola for the short film Good morning Moon, starring a retired old hedgehog, Mr. Richmond, who in turn provides the inspiration for La luna va al cinema.