Murder & Moonbeams: The Movie

"Murder & Moonbeams" is an independent film directed by Krizia Torres, adapted from the original musical by Molly J. The film, two years in the making, stars Bo White and Liza Ortiz.

The feature-length film (55 min) features the original 2019 cast, which premiered at Petra’s Bar in Charlotte to a sold-out audience in Dec 2022.

Synopsis (from Pat Moran, QC Nerve)

Inspector Pierro is having a very weird night, and it’s only going to get stranger.

The gruesome murder of singer Lily Des Moines is all over the news; a client, Des Moines’ sister Pilar, arrives, convinced the police are behind her sister’s slaying. Pierro takes the case. What choice did he have? The down-at-his-heels detective is literally washed up, struggling to keep his business afloat by moonlighting as a dry cleaner downstairs.

Lily’s fate reminds the increasingly forgetful Pierro of the grisly killing of another young woman two years ago.

As the case unfolds, Pierro gets more and more distracted, confused and muddled by moonlight. Instead of finding a neat solution, the moonstruck detective descends into madness.