'Sometimes the only way back is through ritual'

Ash Moon is one of a series of 13 animated films based on a sequence of poems from Recital - An Almanac (Salt).

Written, Produced & Spoken by John Siddique
Music by Katie Chatburn
Animation and Concept by Dr. Clarpupia Hernandez
Art Direction, Supervision, & Co-production by Walter Santucci

The poems are based on the Full Moons of the year and the Celtic mythology which names each moon after a letter in the ancient tree alphabet.

The film was created when I was British Council Poet in Residence at California State University in Los Angeles. Made with determination, love, and goodwill. Animation director Walter Santucci, his students, friends and myself set to work before passing the pieces to composer Katie Chatburn. My aim was to gave each artist a free hand in what they came up with in response to the poems, interjecting as lightly as possible.

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