SUN AND MOON (91MIN., Color, © 1999/ Feature Workshops). Official Selection: Figueira da Foz Intl., Portugal. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sunandmoon

More Feature Workshops collaborations from the "double-trilogy" of actor/writer/director Yahn soon/John Balquist, 1998-2003. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sunandmoon

yahn soon/John Balquist and Meeka Schmalle

List of actor/writer/director “yahn soon”/John Balquist’s Feature Workshops collaborations:

Loneliness is Soul ©1998

Maisy’s Garden ©1998

Crash My Funeral ©1999

Sun and Moon ©1999

The fifth Wall ©2000

It’s Not About the Shawerma ©2003

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sunandmoon

SYNOPSIS

Thrown out of his crash pad after traveling the West Coast, a young man, David (played by yahn soon, veteran co-writer/co-director/actor on LONELINESS IS SOUL, MAISY'S GARDEN, CRASH MY FUNERAL, SUN AND MOON, THE FIFTH WALL, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SHAWERMA ), hits the streets without money or direction. Fortunately, a little girl (Maya Aguayo Schmidt-Feng), points him to a rooftop where other homeless people have crashed. There he's mistaken for another "David" (the renter everyone in the building has been expecting) and suddenly lands a free apartment. One by one the strange tenants get introduced, including a beautiful, multi-tattooed masseuse who uses a forked "guava tree stick" for "treatments", and two crazed brothers who are Froot Loop junkies. An old girlfriend, played by Meeka Schmalle (LONELINESS IS SOUL, CRASH MY FUNERAL) appears on the scene, and tries to turn David's seemingly aimless life around.
------------
CAST:
DAVID -- yahn soon
LITTLE GIRL -- Maya Aguayo Schmidt-Feng
SHANNON -- Shoshana Sklare
JARED -- Jared Finkelstein
1st BROTHER -- Christopher McKee
2nd BROTHER -- Jyota Bertrang
UPSTAIRS COP -- Dave Braukman
OLD GIRLFRIEND -- Meeka Schmalle
NEW DAVID -- Brittnell Anderson

REAL-LIFE STORIES:

MONGOLIA IS A DRINKING COUNTRY––Christopher McKee

YOU’D BETTER RUN––Dave Braukman

BLOODY HAND––Brittnell Anderson

STILL SLEEPING WITH MY EX-GIRLFRIEND––Jyota Bertrang

CHAINSAW BUCKED INTO HIS FACE––Maya Moore

WE’RE HIGH––Jared finkelstein

CONDOM STILL ON––Shoshana Sklare

ORAL SEX––Meeka Schmalle

HE WAS HOLDING HER PURSE––yahn soon

WRITTEN/DIRECTED BY: Brittnell Anderson, Jeff Belton, Dave Braukman, Morgan Schmidt-Feng, Jared Finkelstein, Christopher McKee, yahn soon, and Rick Schmidt.
Produced by: Morgan Schmidt-Feng & Rick Schmidt. Executive Producer: Rick Schmidt.
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Morgan Schmidt-Feng. MUSIC BY: Brandon Griffin, Paul Baker, and yahn soon. LOCATION SOUND: Jared Finkelstein. GAFFERS: Bri Robinson, Jeff Wager. EDITOR: Jeff Belton. SPECIALTY CAMERA: Todd Horrisberger.

Email (see below) from actor/collaborator Steve Gillard (RELEASE THE HEAD, CHETZEMOKA’S CURSE, THE HIGDEN MAN):

Some of my favorite parts of Sun and Moon

The scene where yahn does his seduction thing with the blonde. It was like watching a training film. He is really smooth. He knows when to joke around, lay back for awhile, talk around things, when to play the little games, when to make a move, etc.. Of course, he gets revealed as the borderline predator that his character is. Excellent.

The blonde showing us her tattoos. Beautiful!! The tattoos AND the blonde, Meeka [sp?] and her philosophy about the limits of physical intimacy. :-) Plus, she was so mysterious and really put the question to yahn: Are you going to stay here and play out your anger about your father or are you going to join me in getting on with the adventure?]

The pot smoking scene, where the goofy brothers confess to spying. [Once again, yahn was perfect in playing someone getting high. Giggling and getting carried away. Great.]

All of the music. Really good music. The story about the rave and the silver purse.  The big sign, which Dave leaves behind for the next Dave. All in all, a great collaboration. Great fun, some terrific acting.