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SHE DREAMS AT SUNRISE

In this heartwarming animated film, an elderly woman escapes her mundane reality through her dreams while her great-nephew helps reconnect her to what she's really missing.

  • Camrus Johnson
    Director
    Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad, Blue Bison
  • Camrus Johnson
    Writer
    Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad, Blue Bison, Day by Day
  • Procter & Gamble (P&G)
    Producer
  • Tribeca Studios
    Producer
  • Saturday Morning
    Producer
  • Moon Jelly Pictures
    Producer
    Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad, Blue Bison
  • Double Plus Productions
    Producer
  • Camrus Johnson (Moon Jelly Pictures)
    Producer
    Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad, Blue Bison, Moonwalk With Me
  • Joel Foster (Double Plus Productions)
    Producer
  • Avi Lasser (Double Plus Productions)
    Producer
    Ambrosia
  • Candice Patton
    Key Cast
    "Gerry (voice) "
    The Flash, Batwoman, The Game
  • Azie Tesfai
    Key Cast
    "Bell (voice)"
    Jane the Virgin, Supergirl, Silicon Valley
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 11, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tribeca Film Festival (2021) World Premiere
    New York
    United States
    June 18, 2021
    Tribeca Film Festival
    World Premiere, 8:46 Program Official Selection
Director Biography - Camrus Johnson

Camrus Johnson is a true multi-hyphenate best known for his starring role as "Luke Fox" aka "Batwing" in the CW/HBOMax series BATWOMAN, which just got a season 3 order... He also just got an episode to direct. Other TV credits included recurring roles on the David Gordon Green Hulu series THERE'S JOHNNY, Netflix' LUKE CAGE, and the FXX short form series OH JEROME opposite Mamoudou Athie.

On the feature side of things he was last seen in Warner Bros. THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, opposite Yara Shaidi and Charles Melton. Previous feature credits include Alex Wolff's THE CAT AND THE MOON, and Daniel Schechter's AFTER CLASS opposite Justin Long and Kate Berlant.

On the writer/director/producer front he has an animated series in development at ABCS/Disney + 20th Animation titled, BLOO, he will write the pilot & produce alongside Underground, and Dave Bernad & Ruben Fleischer at The District. Yara Shahidi is attached to star and produce as well.

His animated short, GRAB MY HAND: A LETTER TO MY DAD, which he made on a $0 budget, won awards across the globe and was qualified for last year's Oscars.

His second animated short, SHE DREAMS AT SUNRISE, just had its premiere at Tribeca Film Festival. After the success of GRAB MY HAND, Tribeca approached him to make a short that was a part of the 8:46 block honoring the life of George Floyd.

His first live-action short, BLUE BISON, was previously in development at WBTV and is now hitting the festival route.

Camrus' first comic for DC just dropped. He wrote a Batwing (character he plays on show) story that's included in BATMAN: URBAN LEGENDS #4. His second one, DC REPRESENT #14 was released on June 14th - and is the last issue of that run.

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Director Statement

From ages 18 to 21 I was my great aunt's caretaker, and they were some of the hardest yet most beautiful years of my entire life. I have wanted to make art inspired by those times in honour of my aunt for years now, and the fact that I finally have and it has been received with the love that it has is a prize within itself. Thank you all for taking the time to watch this film and connect with our story.