THE FAMILY PHOTO

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Writers:

John Norris Ray, Maria Victoria Sanchez

John Norris Ray

Producers:

John Norris Ray

Run Time:

0:08:48

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What happened after an Earth astronaut left a family photo on the moon fifty-plus years ago? This animated short explores the butterfly effect of such an action. How will it affect us all?

Submitter Statement

The concept of this story was inspired by a NASA video I watched of astronaut Charles Duke and the family photo he left on the moon in April 1972. I was intrigued when he noted on the back that he was from Earth. I wondered if he expected anyone not from Earth to read it, and what would happen if they did. That thought progressed into this story, and a one-year animated film project.

The production of this animated short film was made possible by the outstanding contributions of an international team, with members based in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, and the USA.

John Norris Ray: Writer, producer, and director based in Houston, Texas. He is the president of JNR Productions; a company he founded to support his own ambitions in writing and producing independent films. John and his company have become recognized for its active support of fellow writers, directors, and producers in the independent film industry. John has served as an investor/executive producer on numerous film projects, in multiple countries. John’s personal accomplishments include earning over 90 festival awards for his films and screenplays. He is a US Army veteran and a cancer survivor.

Maria Victoria Sanchez: Screenwriter and director from the state of Zulia, Venezuela. She resides in Queretáro, México after spending 8 years in Barcelona, Spain. At 40 years old, she has a degree in Audiovisual Social Communication from “Rafael Belloso Chacín University”, and a degree in Hispanic Literature from the “Universidad del Zulia”. She completed a Master's Degree in Animation at IDEC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra, at its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, and a Master in Children's and Youth books and literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She currently works as a Professor of Animation at the School of Performing Arts of the Experimental Faculty of Art of the University of Zulia. Besides dedicating herself to teaching, she works as an animation director. Her last animated short film, Tigre, has won 63 international film awards.

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