Dreams in Nightmares

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Three friends in their mid-thirties as they road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.

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Murtada Elfadl

Variety

08/06/2024

The film’s humane writing is amplified by Ludovica Isidori’s glowing camerawork, while Ford’s filmmaking is a step up from their debut “Test Pattern.” The canvas is bigger, the rhythm slower yet more confident.

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

08/02/2024

A-

A nifty new spin on the American road trip movie, one that functions both as an intimate exploration of identity and a rallying cry for a new kind of world.

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

08/02/2024

With Dreams in Nightmares, Ford extends an exciting invitation: Get lost in my vision, open your imagination. The chemistry among the performers makes it an easy one to accept.

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Olivia Popp

Purple Hour

Nov 18

The filmmaker continues the impulse that the road trip is a liberatory experience, either with a set conceptual end goal in mind or a way to escape extant conditions while not necessarily requiring a physical destination.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

04/03/2025

3.5/5

While the film is a bit meandering, it continually touches on resonant issues from knowing perspectives.

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Stephen A. Russell

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

02/26/2025

Big and bright and full of might as three very different, but nevertheless bonded mates go in search of a missing fourth wheel. It’s a real tonic in dark times.

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Synopsis

Three friends in their mid-thirties as they road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.

Director: Shatara Michelle Ford
Producer: Pin-Chun Liu, Shatara Michelle Ford, Naima Abed, Adam Wyatt Tate, Josh Peters, Robina Riccitiello, Ben Stillman, Ana Leocha, Tyler Bagley, Chris Quintos Cathcart
Screenwriter: Shatara Michelle Ford
Production Co: 120E Films, It Was Written, Spark Features, Paradise City
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 2h 8m