Moon Crab

Moon Crab

Director(s): Leah Clare Michaels

Film description: Moon Crab is a meditation on the horseshoe crab, one of Earth's oldest living species now struggling with extreme population decline. Blending reflections on nature's cycles with experimental visuals, the film employs an array of techniques, including eco-processed film developed with seaweed, to immerse the viewer in the crab's subaquatic world. Narrated with intimate depth by physiologist Dr. Abner Lall, the filmmaker’s neighbor, this documentary captures a timeless story of resilience and fragility, urging us to reconsider our connection to the natural world.

Writer(s): Leah Clare Michaels

Producer(s): Leah Clare Michaels

Editor(s): Danielle d'Amico

Cinematographer(s): Leah Clare Michaels

Country of origin: USA

Principal cast: Horseshoe Crabs & Dr. Abner Lall as narrator

Language: English

Year: 2024

Duration: 10 min

Premiere status: Maryland Premiere