all my dreams on vhs

short film | 13 mins

 

James never misses his dreams – he records them straight to VHS using Dreamspoon wireless technology. But when a work colleague, Erica, stops by after work, she finds something surprising amongst the titles. Curiosity gets the better of her and the evening takes an unexpected turn…

Starring Gugu Mbatha Raw and O-T Fagbenleall my dreams on vhs is a bittersweet comedy about the dangers of letting your subconscious out in the real world.

 

 

WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD – NexT International Film Festival 2009; OFFICIAL SELECTION 2009 – Seattle International Film Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, Austin Film Festival, Encounters Short Film Festival.

 

Credits:

Erica GUGU MBATHA-RAW

James O-T FAGBENLE

Director of Photography ROB MCGREGOR Focus Pullers SIMON WALTON and MATTHEW WAVING Grip BLAKE MASSEY Gaffer PETER MILNER Additional Camera NICK PITT Sound Recordist DAVID BEKKEVOLD Boom Operator ADAM RIDGE Sound Trainee LAWRENCE FERNANDO Production Designer JODIE HARRIS Make up JO-LEE DAVIES Artwork by JODIE HARRIS and ALEX LAW Dreamspoon Manual Model JODY BURCHILL Brain by STANTON DELAPLANE

Film Editor STUART DAVIES Edit Assistant CHRISSA GEERING Music ANGEL TECH Script Editor TANUJA AMARASURIYAProducer’s Assistant JAGRUTI MAJITHIA Production co-ordinator LESLEY BISHOP

Post-Production BBC POST PRODUCTION BRISTOL, FILMS AT 59, WOUNDED BUFFALO

Films at 59 GINA FUCCI, PATSY HAYDEN Colourist JAMES CAWTE Online Film Editor SIMON BLAND

Dubbing Editors JONNY CREW, KATE HOPKINS Studio Manager DIANA SMITH Dubbing Mixer BEN PEACE

Location provided by NICKY OWEN AT WHITE RABBIT MEDIA Studio filming FARM STUDIO Camera Equipment provided by SKINSand COMPANY PRODUCTIONS

Special thanks to TANA HOLMES, VIV SWINDELLS, PAM TAIT, KATHRYN JEFFS, LINDSEY ALFORD, BRIAN MINCHIN, SIMON NIBLETT, SIOBHAN WATSON, PHIL STONES, EMMA STOCK, ROB COLLIS, DAVID OLUSOGA, BOB GREGORY, CAREY NICHOLSON AT TORRIBLES INSURANCE and of course DOCTOR DOG

Co Producer TANUJA AMARASURIYA Executive Producers DEEP SEHGAL, GEORGE CHAN

Produced by GEORGE CHAN

Written and Directed by TIMOTHY X ATACK

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International distribution through Network Ireland Television.