With their sophomore feature, Shatara Michelle Ford (Test Pattern) puts their singular stamp on the American road movie. After an unceremonious layoff, Z (Denee 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.
Trailer coming soon.
“A 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.” – Kate Erbland, IndieWire
“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.” – Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
“An essential new voice in Black cinema.” – Jourdain Searles, The Film Stage
