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Full Moon Films is an independent production company with a focus on groundbreaking documentaries about artists and their creative universes. The company was officially launched in 2017 with the intent of producing the first-ever feature-length documentary about Eden Ahbez, composer of the pre-hippie anthem "Nature Boy" and pioneering concept album "Eden's Island." Full Moon has since produced over twenty-five documentaries of various lengths and three music videos. The company also produces the documentary serial "Art Ephemera TV," which focuses on contemporary artists of a quixotic nature, as well as "Voices from the Wilderness," a multimedia project involving films, podcasts, and books about lost creative ecologies. Connect with us through social media and subscribe to our YouTube channel for ongoing content updates.

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BRIAN CHIDESTER

Producer/Director/Historian

Brian Chidester is a creative historian with a background in curation, documentary filmmaking, and journalism. He has been a segment producer for documentaries by the BBC, PBS, Showtime, and the Carl Wilson Foundation, and is the co-director of the feature film "As the Wind: The Enchanted Life of Eden Ahbez." He is also the author of books such as "Pop Surf Culture" (Santa Monica Press) and "Out of My Head: The Imaginary Creatures of Josep Baqué" (Norton/Fantagraphics), and has been a contributor to publications such as "The American Prospect," "The Atlantic," "L.A. Weekly," "Paste," and "The Village Voice." Chidester has also curated nine art exhibitions including "One Day You'll See: A History of Afrofuturism" (2019) and "Beyond the Pleasuredome: The Occult Works of Burt Shonberg" (2021). He lives in Brooklyn, NY, and the Western Catskills.

JOHN WINER 

Producer/Director/Editor

John Winer is an award-winning corporate and indie filmmaker. His nonprofit, Candlewood Media Collective, is the co-producer of Re:Generation, a feature-length documentary examining the living legacy of the hippie and counterculture movements of the 1960s. Winer's industrial film base includes performing arts, travel, educational, summer camp, and corporate clients. He spent the early part of his career in broadcasting, advertising, and marketing, including stints at Foote, Cone & Belding, an advertising agency headquartered in Chicago, and CBS Television in New York City. Winer holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern California and a Master's in Business Administration from New York University, where he served on the faculty of the University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies as Adjunct Professor in the Department of Film, Video, and Broadcasting.