Fugitive Dreams

Local title
Põgenike unistused
Original title
Fugitive Dreams
Director
Jason Neulander
Country
USA
Year
2020
Programme
Current Waves

Trees in the distance sway against an unwelcoming sky as John (Robbie Tann) and Mary (April Matthis) begin their journey. An adaptation of a play by Caridad Svich, co-written by director/producer Neulander, “Fugitive Dreams” plunges into the very depth of the American soul. In this darkly funny adventure, two homeless people go on a strange and bewildering journey across middle America, meeting a cast of bizarre characters searching for compassion and healing.

Inspired, in part, by the latchkey grit of pre-Code fugitive cinema, this bizarre and engaging adventure takes us train-hopping across America’s endless horizons.

Director
Jason Neulander
Screenwriter
Jason Neulander, Caridad Svich
Cast
O-Lan Jones, David Patrick Kelly, April Matthis, Scott Shepherd, Robbie Tann
Producer
Michelle Randolph Faires, Jennifer Kuczaj, Jason Neulander, Peter Simonite
DoP
Peter Simonite
Editor
Mike Saenz
Music
Nathan Hamilton
Production
Chemistry Laboratories LLC
Runtime
Language
English

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