Dreams in Nightmares

When:
Friday, Aug 28, 2026 8:30p -
Monday, Aug 31, 2026 9:30p

Where:
Brattle Theatre
40 Brattle St
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$15.50

Hosted by:
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Categories:
LGBTQ+, Movies

Event website:
https://brattlefilm.org/movies/dreams-in-nightmares/

Premiere Run Fri, Aug 28 – Mon, Aug 31

(see below for complete list of showtimes)


In their second film, Shatara Michelle Ford (Test Pattern) puts their singular stamp on the American road movie. DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES stars Denée Benton (The Gilded Age) as Z, the nominal leader of a group of queer African-American college friends now in their mid-30s. Z is a writer and has a seemingly idyllic life in Los Angeles but, when she is laid off from a teaching job, she finds she still has some soul-searching to do. Cue the possibility of a road trip to track down the most free-spirited of their clique who has dropped off the map, maybe somewhere in the Midwest. Gathering roommates Tasha (Compère) and Lauren (Bing) in New York City, the trio set off on an adventure… next stop, Iowa.


Anchored in themes of chosen family and self-discovery, DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES blends humor and emotional depth against the backdrop of a journey through the heartland of the U.S. and beyond. This film is an expansive and tender ode to chosen family and to the radical act of claiming space to dream—and to exist—on one’s own terms in an increasingly fraught country. – adapted from notes by Lunette Films


“An essential new voice in Black cinema.” – Jourdain Searles, The Film Stage


Watch the Trailer


2024 • dir Shatara Michelle Ford w/Denée Benton, Sasha Compére, Dezi Bing, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Charlie Barnett, Mars Rucker • 128 min • DCP


Fri, Aug 28 at 8:30pm

Sat, Aug 29 at 3:15, 8:30pm

Sun, Aug 30 at 3:15, 8:30pm

Mon, Aug 31 at 9:45pm

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