Avatar (2009 film) habitable moon orbiting the gas giant Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri star system. Pandora, whose atmosphere is poisonous to humans, is inhabited by the Na'vi, a species of , blue-skinned, sapient humanoids that live in harmony with nature and worship a mother goddess named Eywa. To explore Pandora's biosphere, scientists use Na'vi-human hybrids called "avatars", operated by genetically matched humans; Jake Sully, a paraplegic former Marine, replaces his deceased identical twin brother as an operator of one. Dr. Grace Augustine, head of the Avatar Program, considers Sully an inadequate replacement but accepts his assignment as a bodyguard. While protecting the
In the Light of the Moon 2000 Sitges Film Festival, while Railsback and Sally Champlin won Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, at the 2001 Fantafestival. Chuck Parello was also nominated for the International Fantasy Film Award at the 2001 Fantasporto, but lost to Alejandro González Iñárritu's "Amores perros". In the Light of the Moon In the Light of the Moon (also known as Ed Gein) is a 2000 American horror film directed by Chuck Parello, and written by Stephen Johnston. It is based on the crimes of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein. As a child, Wisconsinite Ed Gein is subjected to physical and psychological abuse at