7 episodes

A fiction show about a Korean American son (Joel Kim Booster) who wants to come out to his mom (Esther Moon), but can't because they don't speak the same language.





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MOONFACE Overtones Media

    • Fiction
    • 4.7 • 873 Ratings

A fiction show about a Korean American son (Joel Kim Booster) who wants to come out to his mom (Esther Moon), but can't because they don't speak the same language.





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    EP. 1: Moaning

    EP. 1: Moaning

    The story begins with a moan.

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers team includes Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids. 
    The end credits song is “Haenim” by Kim Jung Mi. 

    CAST:
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL 
    Esther Moon......GINA  
    Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA 
    Remy Ortiz......DANNY 
    Todd Masterson......RYAN 
    Ify Nwadiwe......TROY 
    Taeho K plays......PAUL 
    James Bak......PAUL'S DAD

    Other actors in this episode include Frank Stoltze, Yamid Aramoni, Raphael Gatchalian, Lisa Brenner, Blake Zimmerman, Tony D’Amato, Anthony Patiu, Chris Mclean, Julian Park, and Aaron Mendelson. 

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 30 min
    EP. 2: Running

    EP. 2: Running

    Paul goes to the river bed. 

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen. 
    The end credits song is "I DON'T CARE" by 박혜진 Park Hye Jin.

    CAST: 
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL 
    Esther Moon......GINA 
    Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA 
    Remy Ortiz......DANNY
    Todd Masterson......RYAN
    Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
    Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE

    Other actors in this episode include Becca Murray, Finnegan Forsyeth, Mary Knauf, and Ava Reas. 

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 21 min
    EP. 3: Eating

    EP. 3: Eating

    Paul goes to a dinner. 

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids. 
    The end credits song is “HEART IN YOUR HEARTBREAK” by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.

    CAST:
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
    Esther Moon......GINA
    Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
    Remy Ortiz......DANNY
    Todd Masterson......RYAN
    Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
    Naomi Ko......ZO
    Casey O'Brien......WARREN
    Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
    James Bak......PAUL'S DAD
    Brooke Iskra......STUDENT
    Jacquelin Lorraine Schofield......JACKIE

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 26 min
    EP. 4: Dancing

    EP. 4: Dancing

    Paul goes dancing. 

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids. 
    The song "Gou Talk" by Peggy Gou is featured in the club scene. 
    The end credits song is “BAGS” by Clairo.

    CAST:
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
    Esther Moon......GINA
    Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
    Remy Ortiz......DANNY
    Todd Masterson......RYAN
    Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
    Naomi Ko......ZO
    Casey O'Brien......WARREN
    Taeho K......YOUNG PAUL
    Jeanne Heo......MS KIM
    Brian Lee......KEVIN
    Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 24 min
    EP. 5: Breathing

    EP. 5: Breathing

    Paul takes a deep breath. 

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers include Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen. 
    The end credits song is “Paul” by Big Thief.

    CAST:
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
    Esther Moon......GINA
    Todd Masterson......RYAN
    Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
    Naomi Ko......ZO
    Casey O'Brien......WARREN
    Kristina Gerber......SERVER
    Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 21 min
    EP. 6: Ending

    EP. 6: Ending

    This is where the story ends. 

    MOONFACE is created, directed, and written by James Kim. The writers includes Mary Knauf, Daniel Lamphear, Julian Park, Shay Martin, and Tricia Tongco. Marketing by Meggan Ellingboe. Podcast Artwork by Chava Sanchez. Sound Design by Artin Aroutounians. Engineering and Original Score by Andrew Eapen with music from his band Oyster Kids. 
    The end credits song is “Nililiya” by Joyce Kwon.

    CAST:
    Joel Kim Booster......PAUL
    Esther Moon......GINA
    Mildred Marie Langford......SHAYLA
    Remy Ortiz......DANNY
    Todd Masterson......RYAN
    Taylor Coffman......STEPHANIE
    Naomi Ko......ZO
    Casey O'Brien......WARREN
    Vivian Yoon......CLAIRE
    James Bak......PAUL'S DAD
    Chris Yejin......GINA'S MOM

    Other actors in this episode include Joe Kim, Tricia Tongco, and Oscar Cha. 

    Special Thanks to ViJay Singh, Andrew Ahn, Andy Chavez, Brooke Iskra, Elyssa Dudley, Alyssa Jeong Perry, and Joe Kim.

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    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
873 Ratings

873 Ratings

HiahThanYou ,

More please

Where is season two!?

A3LL3N80G3N ,

So Lucky To Have Found This

Wow! Truly such a special project. This will easily be the gold standard I look for when exploring this medium.

2019 ? ,

Life Changing

Genuinely I am not the same person after this series. It introduced me to my favorite album+song of all time (Haenim, Kim Jung Mi’s Now), the characters still stick with me after a few years (particularly Ester Moon’s character), and it masterfully tells a compelling story in only six episodes, but also makes it feel like that’s all it needed. If you’re on a long, lonely trip, have work to buckle down on, or you just want a podcast that sticks with you, give Moonface a listen.

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