Daydreaming
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26-Jun-2019
A young woman daydreams to escape from a mundane day at the office with her boss and co-worker. Eren Gülfidan directs “Daydreaming,” a collection of surreal images presented as a stream-of-consciousness tone poem. A brain falls from the sky. A mime juggles on the train. The woman imagines herself at a Minnesota motel eating a tuna sandwich watching a beauty pageant on TV. These evocative visuals play harshly against the reality - that the woman is confined to a depressing office working for a man in a suit. Gülfidan’s film gives off a searching quality, striving to be free from the endless toil and from her own anxiety, in favor of open fields and oceans. -KA. Writer, Director, Editor: Eren Gülfidan. Cast: Lillian Isabella, Maria Herron, Jeffrey Alan Solomon. Producers: Eren Gülfidan, Casey Stein. Cinematography: Casey Stein. Art Direction: Mia Berg. Music: Augustus Thompson, William Basinski. Costume, Hair, and Make up: Alexandra Rautionmaa. Prop artists: Eren Gülfidan, Mia Berg. Assistant Director: Kate Branom. Visual Effects: Alex Familian. Sound Editor: Jake Vest.
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