directed & shot by Ryan Darst | written by Whit Hertford & Robert J. Gibbs

music by Pleasant Pictures & CLASSIXX | executive producer Jeff Marshall

a love story.

Oliver Hayes, an aspiring animator whose confidence is at a low point, meets the captivating and impulsive Lily Blush, who encourages him to drop everything and go with her to Northern California in the hopes of fulfilling his fantasy of working for Pixar Animation Studios. As they travel up the coast, Oliver falls deeply in love, but upon making certain startling discoveries, he must decide if he wants to face reality or stay in dreamworld.

COMING SOON TO BLU-RAY & ONLINE STREAMING!

CAST:

Oliver Hayes // Whit Hertford

Lily Blush // Mary Kate Wiles

Jules // Nora Kirkpatrick

Colin // Matt Bush

Richard // Johnny Pemberton

Ben Garvin // Matt Jones

Dina // Kelly Daly

Sushi // Lauren Lapkus

Deke // Nick Thune

Ian // Ian Wolterstorff

Executive // Jim Connor

Arnold // Allan McLeod

Jacque // Jeaux Janovsky

PRESS & REVIEWS:

Ashland Film Festival Q & A w/ director Ryan Darst

“…Using deftly improvised dialogue, ‘Dreamworld’ features an intimate view of the painful distinctions to be made between dreams and reality.” – Ashland Independent Film Festival

“The performances were great – Hertford has a great face for wounded sincerity.” – Florida Film Festival

“…manages to bring losers of epic proportion together and make us want them to triumph through all that they do to each other and themselves. An amazing cast led by Whit Hertford (who also wrote and produced) & Mary Kate Wiles (who turns a stereotype into an archetype) gives the script the right balance of dreaminess and weight.” – Florida Film Festival

“Hertford and Wiles are charming and the chemistry radiates on screen.” – Newport Beach Film Festival

IMDB reviews:

“It’s the little things in this movie that make it great to watch. Great transitions between dialog and soundtrack, intimate camera work showing off the actors’ expressions, and unexpected moments where the supporting cast gets a chance to shine and make all the characters in the story pop out as three dimensional.”

“…direction is superb, and it’s beautifully shot. Every frame is wonderful to look at. The actors are so believable as their character/s that you almost forget you’re not watching a documentary (almost). They’re incredibly realistic and communicative with more-than-words – their language, facial expression; the story just lingers in their eyes….You can’t not-watch every second, you want to keep going. Quite honestly, I wanted more at the end – I wanted to explore more……The visuals flow so nicely, the soundtrack is a great flow as well – they pair up so naturally you almost feel like it they were built around/for each other.”

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here’s the opening track from the film, magically created by

Pleasant Pictures (feat. Severin Bozung)

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