Reaching for the Moon

Two iconic women. One unyielding passion.

Reaching for the Moon is the story of the unlikely and often tumultuous relationship between two extraordinary women: American poet Elizabeth Bishop (Miranda Otto) and Lota de Macedo Soares (Gloria Pires). Struggling with writer’s block, Bishop opts for a “geographic cure” and travels from New York to Rio de Janeiro to visit her college friend, Mary. There Bishop meets Mary’s partner, Lota, and the two women become embroiled in a tempestuous relationship that will span decades.

Critic Reviews:

• " An amazing display of how someone's support of your work can affect all aspects of what you're producing in the world. " – Sarah Hansen

• " The life of American Poet Laureate Elizabeth Bishop furnishes surprisingly vivid emotional material in Reaching for the Moon. " – Deborah Young

• " A resolutely melodramatic film that feels engagingly old-fashioned as it revels in its lesbian love-triangle storyline. " – Mark Adams