WE HIT OUR GOAL -
NOW HELP US GO FURTHER
Blood Moon raised $12,944 on Seed & Spark. Donate through our fiscally sponsored fund to help us reach our $17,000 stretch goal - and make this film exactly what it needs to be.
A SURREAL SELF-LOVE JOURNEY
SUPPORT Femme-Centered SCI-FI SHORT Blood Moon
A young painter's heartache leads her on a journey through a parallel universe where she discovers the ability to love herself. See our full campaign and story on Seed & Spark →
We filmed the intimate interior scenes you just watched in February 2025.We raised $12,944 on Seed & Spark and now we are pushing to our stretch goal of $17,000 to complete the story with stunning exteriors in 2026/2027.In these exterior sequences, we'll film the parallel universe where Scarlet, our lead character, feels present, curious, and explorative - a stark contrast to the confined interiors.Her shadow follows her through the forest, symbolizing her inner demons. She becomes one with nature, gains the strength to outrun her shadow, and meets the Gold Figure: a representation of her past, present, and future.
Blood Moon is a film by QUEER AND femme-identifying people about female sexuality, intimacy, and self-love
Meet the Team
KALEE QUIÑONES
Kalee (she/they) is a Kansas-born filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor based in Los Angeles after 8 years in Seattle. She co-founded Seattle Film Society, served as a volunteer projectionist at the Grand Illusion Cinema for five years, and now works as Print Traffic Coordinator at Vidiots. Her recent editing credits include Unplugged (Quarter-Finalist, Ari Aster's Square Peg Social) and Tapestry Brewing (Best Dramedy Film, Atlanta Women's Film Festival). Blood Moon is her sophomore short as a writer-director, but she also recently directed music video Watts 103rd and ACLU WA advocacy video Relentless Together. She is a member of Film Independent, NALIP, and the Alliance of Women Directors.
MATTHEW RUSH
Matt is a Seattle producer. He created and produced Slamdance selection "Chickenboy" and crewed on "Prospect" and "The Paper Tigers." From lighting department roots to producing absurdist genre films, he brings a decade of technical and creative expertise to his projects. 
GEENA PIETROMONACO
Geena is an actor, writer, and director based in Seattle. Her short film Impenetrable premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival in 2023. A film that later earned her the moniker “maybe Seattle’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge,” which, of course, meant the world to her. Recent acting credits include "Drummer Wanted" (short film, 2025), "Puppy" (short film, 2025), "Devil’s Wine" (feature film, 2024), and "The Bench" (short film, 2024). 
JASMINE FLORA
Jasmine (she/her) is a Seattle based actor with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Flora was nominated for Best Performer in a Musical (2024 Broadway World Seattle Awards) for her role as Drink Me in Verlaine & McCann’s “Through the Looking Glass.” You can also find Flora performing as her burlesque alter-ego Miss Lola California where she explores feminism and queerness through pop culture archetypes.
SETH HALLERAN
Seth is a cinematographer with artistic roots in still film photography. He prioritizes bringing emotional authenticity to his images and has contributed images for "Men I Trust" and "If A Tree Falls".
FRANCESCA BETANCOURT
Francesca aka Cessa (she.her.hers) is an actor, intimacy director and coordinator, facilitator, and co-artistic producer of ART PARTY Residencies and Festival. She holds two BAs from Western Washington University in Theatre (acting, directing) and Sociology (social injustice, intimate relationships) and has trained in applied theatre at City University of New York. She has worked in theatre, film, and arts education in Ireland, India, the Philippines, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Washington. She is the artistic director for the storytelling event and podcast she is FIERCE, a founding member of HERON ensemble, and Pacific Northwest Theatrical Intimacy. 
HELP US REACH $17,000
AND STAY UP TO DATE
THROUGH PRODUCTION
We hit our Seed & Spark goal. Now we're pushing for our stretch target. Every dollar goes directly to making Blood Moon the film it deserves to be. Donate through our fiscally sponsored PayPal fund to be part of this powerful indie LGBTQ+ film.
