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“…a deeply moving story…a gorgeous film.”
Barbara Kopple, Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker
“When My Sleeping Dragon Woke is an extraordinary film.”
Tracey Scott Wilson, Emmy-nominated screen and television writer & playwright
"…An incomparable tale of creativity, curiosity, resilience, and fortitude… How fortunate we are that Sharon shared HERstory."
Chiwoniso Kaitano, Executive Director MacDowell, (former Executive Director, Girl Be Heard)
“ …Our audience was captivated by both the film and Chuck and Sharon’s inspired Q & A conversation which spoke to the power found in the art of storytelling.”
Mark Shanahan, Artistic Director, Westport Country Playhouse
“When My Sleeping Dragon Woke is a testament to what is possible when we dare to be our full selves and share our stories with the world.”
Dr. Monica White Ndounou, Associate Professor of Theater Dartmouth College
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereTheatrical - Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film
- Rating"...highly recommended..." (Source: Educational Media Reviews Online)
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsHeartland International Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Premiere
- NoteSuggested Areas: Performing Arts, Theater Arts, African-American Studies, Black History, Family Relations, Women's Studies
- Social Media
- DirectorChuck Schultz (director); Judah Lev-Dickstein (co-director)
- ProducerChuck Schultz
- Executive ProducerColman Domingo & Edith Productions
- Co-ProducerBluePrint Productions
- FilmmakerChuck Schultz, Judah Lev-Dickstein
- CastSharon Washington, Colman Domingo, Oskar Eustis
- CinematographerBen Wolf, David D'Agostino
- EditorJudah Lev-Dickstein
- AnimatorAnastasia Magliore Williams, Zachary Medow
- ComposerMathis Picard
- Sound DesignKevin Wilson
- MusicMathis Picard, Lillias White, Brandee Younger
“…a deeply moving story…a gorgeous film.”
Barbara Kopple, Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker
“When My Sleeping Dragon Woke is an extraordinary film.”
Tracey Scott Wilson, Emmy-nominated screen and television writer & playwright
"…An incomparable tale of creativity, curiosity, resilience, and fortitude… How fortunate we are that Sharon shared HERstory."
Chiwoniso Kaitano, Executive Director MacDowell, (former Executive Director, Girl Be Heard)
“ …Our audience was captivated by both the film and Chuck and Sharon’s inspired Q & A conversation which spoke to the power found in the art of storytelling.”
Mark Shanahan, Artistic Director, Westport Country Playhouse
“When My Sleeping Dragon Woke is a testament to what is possible when we dare to be our full selves and share our stories with the world.”
Dr. Monica White Ndounou, Associate Professor of Theater Dartmouth College
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereTheatrical - Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film
- Rating"...highly recommended..." (Source: Educational Media Reviews Online)
- GenreDocumentary
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- AwardsHeartland International Film Festival Best Documentary Feature Premiere
- NoteSuggested Areas: Performing Arts, Theater Arts, African-American Studies, Black History, Family Relations, Women's Studies
- Social Media
- DirectorChuck Schultz (director); Judah Lev-Dickstein (co-director)
- ProducerChuck Schultz
- Executive ProducerColman Domingo & Edith Productions
- Co-ProducerBluePrint Productions
- FilmmakerChuck Schultz, Judah Lev-Dickstein
- CastSharon Washington, Colman Domingo, Oskar Eustis
- CinematographerBen Wolf, David D'Agostino
- EditorJudah Lev-Dickstein
- AnimatorAnastasia Magliore Williams, Zachary Medow
- ComposerMathis Picard
- Sound DesignKevin Wilson
- MusicMathis Picard, Lillias White, Brandee Younger