Local Sightings Film Festival 2024

Dreaming Animals

Expired September 30, 2024 6:59 AM
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4 films in package
Song 8
A musician struggles to find inspiration to finish his album, just as his apartment starts emitting strange noises and oozing strange substances.
In Silence, We Echo
After a sultry summer spent infatuated with one another, time trickles by slowly for a young couple. While they spend the winter in a cabin on Cortes Island, they begin to feel entranced by mundane objects, triggering an experience of the absolute.
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Byland - Two Circles
After death, a young woman finds herself wandering through an expanding liminal space in an effort to move on and leave the physical world behind.
The Shape of Trees
A momentary encounter with elusive filmmaker Terrence Malick forever alters Jack's life path, and his perception of reality. This dark, satirical comedy explores how the stories we tell can ground our sense of identity while simultaneously drawing us too deeply into Narcissus' pond.
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“We’re just a bunch of dreaming animals.” Prepare to be dazzled by these trippy and existentially-minded shorts. Timelines scramble and colors bleed in these beguiling tales of songwriter’s block, Terrence Malick obsession, and other quirks of the human condition.



Watch this program in person at NWFF, Sep. 28 at 4pm. VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person) Festival Passes and Individual Tickets are available!

After death, a young woman finds herself wandering through an expanding liminal space in an effort to move on and leave the physical world behind.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    3 minutes
  • Language
    nonverbal
  • Country
    United States
  • Note
    (Chris Cunningham, US, 2023, 3 min, nonverbal)
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  • Director
    Chris Cunningham
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