Almost Fantasy
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Short Films, 14-Mar-2025
After four months of traveling, a young woman returns to her hometown of Los Angeles and catches up on her mail. “Almost Fantasy,” directed by Nancy Chidi, is a 16mm slice-of-life portrait on friendship and passing time. The young woman named Lake reads postcards from different friends as she ascends the steps of her Silver Lake neighborhood. Each correspondence ruminates on the places and moods of her past and present. Simple but stylish, the film is a lovely embrace of an antiquated form of communication. -JM. Director/Editor: Nancy Chidi. Cinematographer/Colorist: Owen Markham. Camera Assistant: Chris Pickering. Sound Mixer: Michael Figueroa. Costume Designer: Chris Chidi. Cast: Nancy Chidi, Chris Pickering, Elijah J Hermitt. "Here We Are" - Written and Performed by Jacob Boarman.
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