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Alan Clay's short film, Moontan, was shot in Wanganui, New Zealand, in October 2006.

Two street clowns get swept up in an occupation of New Zealand's last Victorian theatre, which brings them into a playful confrontation with the police.

The 15 minute short film premiered at the 2007 Fringe Film Festival in Wellington, New Zealand and in the Market at the 2008 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival and the Short Film Corner at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in France.

A DVD with both versions of the film plus a twenty minute 'Making of Moontan' documentary, and a two camera split-screen extra clown performance (total: 72 min.), is now available for US$14.95 from Create Space.

Those extras in Wanganui who took part in the movie can now find the DVD in the Wanganui Library.

On this site you can read news of the production, check out the synopsis and reviews of the book on which the film is based, read scene one of the script, or find information on the cast and production team.

If you helped as an extra, check out the screening in Wanganui for those who worked on the film.

Cross-Media Project based on the novel Dance Sisters

Our first feature film, based on Alan Clay's novel, Dance Sisters, has cast our two lead actors and cult leader... "A female dance duo overcomes adversity and a Kings Cross cyber sex cult, to win the Australasian song competition." On this site you can check out an outline of the script, and reviews of the book.

The script for this cross-media project is an adaptation of Alan Clay's second book, Dance Sisters. The script is at third draft stage, and we are currently looking for co-production partners and a deal with a record label to release the music from the film. If you would like to see a copy of the script, please email: dancesisters@artmedia.net.nz