Dream With Me
'Dream With Me' was inspired by the song, written and composed by Tanya Leah for her father Panjo, an artist and musician who loved to sail. Confined to a bed and unable to speak or care for himself for a number of years before his death, her visits with him and listening to this song took them to another place and freed him from his physical prison. This film was produced to capture the spirit of the song and their bond. At his life's end, Panjo left into the dream.
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Harrison KillianDirector
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Harrison KillianWriter
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Harrison KIllianProducer
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Tanya LeahMusic Writer and Performer
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
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Genres:music video, stop-motion, shortfilm, animated
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Runtime:4 minutes 55 seconds
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Completion Date:December 8, 2016
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Atlantic City CinefestAtlantic City, New Jersey
United States
October 13, 2018
New Jersey, USA
Best Director Animated Short -
Mill Valley Film FestivalSan Rafael, CA
United States
October 5, 2017
Northern California -
Catalina Film FestivalLos Angeles , CA
United States
September 30, 2017
Los Angeles -
Buddha International Film FestivalMaharashtra
India
June 11, 2017
India -
Largo Film AwardsLargo
Switzerland
July 29, 2017
Switzerland
Best Animation -
Grand Indie Wise ConventionMiami, Fla
United States
August 26, 2017
Florida, USA
Finalist -
Guildford Free Film FestivalGuildford Surrey
United Kingdom
April 9, 2017
UK
Semi-Finalist -
Santa Monica International Teen Film FestivalSanta Monica , CA
United States
July 8, 2017
Santa Monica -
Caribbean Film Festival & MarketFreeport
Bahamas
August 26, 2017
Bahamas
Semi- FInalist -
Paris Music Video UndergroundLos Angeles , CA
United States
May 9, 2017
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist -
Fisher Film FestivalLoch Sheldrake, NY- SUNY Sullivan
United States
May 6, 2017
New York
Outside Submission- Animation -
North by NortheasternTalequah , OK-Northeastern University
United States
April 18, 2017
OK, USA -
Berlin Flash Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
June 25, 2017
Germany -
Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles , CA
United States
November 7, 2017
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist -
Warwick Summer Arts and Milkweed Film FestivalWarwick
United States
July 27, 2017
Warwick, NY -
Covelite International Film FestivalButte, Montana
United States
September 12, 2017
Montana -
San Mauro Film FestivalSan Mauro
Italy
May 23, 2018
Italy
Semi- Finalist -
Tioga Film FestivalTioga, North Dakota
United States
August 5, 2017
North Dakota, USA
I produce stop motion animated films. Self-taught, I create all aspects of my films from story writing, character and set construction, to filming and editing. I reside with my family in the Catskill Mountains, New York.
Dream With Me is a stop-motion animated film which is my first collaboration with a songwriter. All scenes were constructed and shot indoors in 1:6 miniature scale. A combination of hand made and live plants harvested from outdoors were used in the building of the sets. The live materials had to be replaced almost daily. This was a labor intensive process that created its own deadlines due to changing seasons. In Dream With Me I used clay and armature wire for the characters. I am now constructing many permanent outdoor props such as trees and utilizing ball and socket armatures and silicone. Working with these more advanced materials for character and set production has made me realize the depth of sculpt and animation that was necessary to capture the emotion and tell the story in Dream With Me.