MOVED BY LOVE
(DOCUMENTARY SHORT)
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Synopsis: From survival to transformation, this documentary weaves together four testimonies of love spanning generations and communities across the United States. In a world increasingly divided by hate, this film reminds us that love is the universal thread that binds us all.
Currently on the festival circuit. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the premiere!
Currently on the festival circuit. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the premiere!
MASTERPIECES
(DOCUMENTARY SHORT)
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Synopsis: A dedicated team of roofers, consisting of three men and three women, fight to keep the historic and rare art of slate roofing alive, as they navigate the challenges of the trade through intense labor and safety.
Official Selection: NFFTY, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Chicago OnScreen, Midwest Film Festival, Patrick Lives On Showcase, Chicago Filmmakers Showcase
Official Selection: NFFTY, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Chicago OnScreen, Midwest Film Festival, Patrick Lives On Showcase, Chicago Filmmakers Showcase
PERIMORTEM
(HORROR/SCI-FI SHORT FILM)
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Synopsis: Set in 2040, an actress with thanatophobia is chosen to receive a medical experiment that reveals her death. In order to change her fate, she obsessively manipulates her relationships due to her newfound discovery.
Official Selection: Shockfest Film Festival & Something Wicked Film Festival
Official Selection: Shockfest Film Festival & Something Wicked Film Festival
A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF
(DOCUMENTARY SHORT & SPOKEN WORD POETRY FILM)
Filmmaker Bridget Johnson writes an open letter to her younger self. The most personal film Bridget has ever made. She hopes that this will inspire you for the future or help you heal from the past. This is the result of some introspection.
What would you tell your younger self?
What would you tell your younger self?
skeletons in the closet
(DOCUMENTARY SHORT)
Synopsis
A family reveals skeletons in the closet about their aunt Sarah, who lived a life of crime during the Great Depression in Chicago.
Fun facts:
One of the interviewees, Kathy Caccavello is a genealogist who has traveled across the country researching her family history. She struggles to find the motivation behind her aunt Sarah’s life of being a jewel thief.
Sarah was notoriously nicknamed “The Wildcat” and she got
caught when she was just eighteen.
The other interviewee, Mary Ellen Johnson is an actor who has starred in other Dare to Dream Productions films.
password for film: wildcat
A pandemic Christmas story
Synopsis
A holiday comedy about a family Christmas Zoom call that goes wrong.
A holiday comedy about a family Christmas Zoom call that goes wrong.
Fun facts:
Over 700 actors from across the world applied for roles!
The film was filmed all on Zoom in one day!
the girl at the library
Synopsis:
An LGBT+ silence romance film following the story of two teenage girls who unexpectedly fall for one another when they meet at a local library. They flirt for days until Hannah gets the guts to ask Athena out on a date, but Hannah finds out Athena may not be the innocent girl she thinks she is.
Released in Summer 2017 on YouTube: Has over 1.2M views!
Awards:
Best 18 and Under Film Award Winner in 2018: Holden Village Film Festival
Award Winner for Best Sound Design: 12 Months Film Festival
Semi-Finalist: Los Angeles Cinefest
Official Selection: Lonely Seal Film Festival
Official Selection: Out & Loud Pune International Queer Film Festival in India
Semi-Finalist: Newark IFF Youth Festival
Je t'aime
Synopsis:
An experimental film that explores the topic of love and the growing process of struggling with heartbreak and eventually falling in love again.
Director's Statement:
Each person who views this film will make their own meaning of what each scene or character symbolizes. There is no wrong or right answer. This is for you. To discover yourself. To connect with the characters or scenes. This is the beauty of Film.
Released on YouTube in August 2018
An experimental film that explores the topic of love and the growing process of struggling with heartbreak and eventually falling in love again.
Director's Statement:
Each person who views this film will make their own meaning of what each scene or character symbolizes. There is no wrong or right answer. This is for you. To discover yourself. To connect with the characters or scenes. This is the beauty of Film.
Released on YouTube in August 2018
the classroom
Synopsis:
A comedy about a school administrator that's sent to observe Mr.Schmidt, a History teacher not doing his job. He tries to fit in with his students that are troublemakers.
Awards:
1st Place Winner for Trailer: MMEA (Midwest Media Educators Association)
A comedy about a school administrator that's sent to observe Mr.Schmidt, a History teacher not doing his job. He tries to fit in with his students that are troublemakers.
Awards:
1st Place Winner for Trailer: MMEA (Midwest Media Educators Association)