Shadow in the Cloud

Shadow in the Cloud (2020)

Timing: 1:23 (83 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2020-12-31

Country

New Zealand, United States

Production

Automatik Entertainment, Endeavor Content, Hercules Film Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, Rhea Films, Four Knights Film

Genre

Horror, Action, War

Budget

$0

Revenue

$1 054 290

Website

http://www.shadowinthecloudfilm.com

Director

Roseanne Liang

Actors

Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith, Callan Mulvey, Benedict Wall, Byron Coll, Joe Witkowski, Liam Legge, Asher Bridle
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Scenario

Max Landis, Roseanne Liang

Producer

Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Kelly McCormick, Tom Hern, Fred Berger, Terry Dougas, Annie Marter, Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Sandra Yee Ling

Operator

Kit Fraser

Composer

Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

Artist

Audition

Chelsea Ellis Bloch, Marisol Roncali

Editing

Tom Eagles
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• The original title of the film translates to "Shadow in the Clouds".
• The animated segment at the beginning of the film is based on "Private Snafu" – a series of black-and-white American satirical training short films for soldiers, which were released in 1943-1945. The main character's name is an acronym from military slang SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fucked Up), which translates to "Situation normal: everything is screwed up." The purpose of the films was to instruct the military on safety measures, sanitary habits, etc., and also to improve troop morale. The cartoons were not intended for a civilian audience, so censorship restrictions did not apply to them.
• Max Landis's original screenplay was significantly reworked by director Rosanna Liang as a result of accusations of sexual harassment against Landis at the time. According to Liang and actress Chloë Grace Moretz, Landis took no part in the work on the film, and the script was rewritten several times before filming began. Landis watched the film and stated that the script remained 90-95% his.
• During World War II, there was a women's pilot service in the US Air Force. By the end of the war, it numbered 1074 people; it was an organization of civilian women pilots who flew military aircraft of all types.
• In preparation for the role, Chloë Grace Moretz visited the maternity ward of a military hospital and spoke with new mothers.
• The original title of the film translates to "Shadow in the Clouds".
• The animated segment at the beginning of the film is based on "Private Snafu" – a series of black-and-white American satirical training short films for soldiers, which were released in 1943-1945. The main character's name stands for the acronym from military slang SNAFU (Situation Normal: All Fucked Up), which translates to "Situation normal: all messed up". The purpose of the films was to instruct the military on safety measures, sanitary habits, etc., and to improve the morale of the troops. The cartoons were not intended for a civilian audience, so censorship restrictions did not apply to them.