CARNIVAL OF DREAMS

This is a fairy tale about a princess and a prince living in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. There is peace and prosperity. This story has a happy ending.

  • Sam Samore
    Director
  • Francois Leturcq
    Editor
  • Sam Samore
    Writer
  • Ingrid Brochard
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 58 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2012
  • Production Budget:
    15,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    French
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sam Samore

I have written five published collections of fairy tales. I’ve also exhibited paintings, photographs, and installations around the world in museums, galleries and Biennales. Besides many shorts, I have written and directed two feature length “artist films”: Hallucinations/Paradise, 2010 and Mirror of Happiness, 2022. I received a BA in Film /Television at San Francisco State University, and a MFA from the University of New Mexico.

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Director Statement

My films celebrate the fairy tales of such writers as Gertrude Stein and the stream of consciousness narratives of James Joyce. My films also continue in the footsteps of the pioneer Luis Buñuel. Recent examples of Magic Realism would include “The Lobster” by Yorgos Lanthimos, as well as the work of Brit Marling.