Journey to the Moon

En rejse til månen, or Journey to the Moon in English, is a 1973 brickfilm about a journey into space. It is considered to be the earliest known example of a brickfilm.

Production
The film was created using a Super 8 camera for the golden wedding anniversary of the Lars brothers' grandparents and while mostly stop motion animation the film does contain some scenes with movement created with a fishing line.

Reception
The film was shown to then-current head of The LEGO Group, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, who liked the film and awarded the Hassings with a tour of the LEGO factory and some large LEGO sets.