Dreams in Nightmares
- Wed, May 13
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Director: Shatara Michelle Ford Run Time: 128 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2024
Starring: Charlie Barnett, Denée Benton, Dezi Bing, Mars Storm Rucker, Sasha Compère
Screenwriter: Shatara Michelle Ford
Producers: Pin-Chun Liu, Shatara Michelle Ford, Naima Abed, Adam Wyatt Tate, Josh Peters, Robina Riccitiello, Ben Stillman, Ana Leocha, Tyler Bagley, Chris Quintos Cathcart
Featuring a post-screening conversation with filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford and star Sasha Compère!
Three black queer femmes in their mid 30s take a road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid. With their sophomore feature, Shatara Michelle Ford (Test Pattern) puts their singular stamp on the American road movie. After an unceremonious layoff, Z (Denée Benton, The Gilded Age) embarks on a trip across the Midwestern United States in search of a friend that has seemingly disappeared off the grid. Traveling with her two closest friends, these three queer black femmes find their priorities tested as shapeshifting threats in each city expose (inter)personal and ideological fractures. Tender and expansive, Ford has created an ode to chosen family and the radical act of claiming space to dream —and exist— beyond the systems of an increasingly fraught country.
Part of The Future of Film is Female’s THREE FILMS, FIVE CITIES project.
Accessibility Options: Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.