Shatara Michelle Ford’s Dreams in Nightmares to make World Premiere at BlackStar Film Festival 2024
BlackStar Film Festival 2024 has announced that Dreams In Nightmares, Shatara Michelle Ford’s follow-up to their acclaimed debut Test Pattern, will have its world premiere Aug 1 as the opening night selection.
The new film stars Tony-nominated Denée Benton (“The Gilded Age”), Mars Storm Rucker (“A Strange Loop”), Dezi Bing (“Wig Out!”), and Sasha Compère (“Single Drunk Female”), with a supporting cast that includes Charlie Barnett (“Russian Doll”), Molly Bernard (“Younger”), Alfie Fuller (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Jasmin Savoy Brown (“Yellowjackets,””Scream”), Golden Globe Winner Regina Taylor, and Robert Wisdom (“Barry,” “Blackbird”).
In Dreams In Nightmares, Ford puts their singular cinematic stamp on the American road movie. The film follows three Black queer femmes in their mid 30s on a road trip across the Midwestern United States in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.
The film was was produced by Ford, Pin-Chun Liu, Naima Abed of Paradise City, Josh Peters and Robina Riccitiello of Spark Features, Ben Stillman of Birchall Entertainment, Ana Leocha of Tango, Adam Wyatt Tate, Chris Quintos-Cathcart, and Tyler Bagley. Executive producers include Lia Buman and Tim Headington, Jacqueline W. Liu of Each Other Films, Annie Yang of Track Eight Pictures, Yu-Hao Su of Verdant Films, Emily Georges, and Liska Ostojic.