gives us a very fun jumpscare when suddenly a white woman shows up. The sound design and music were exquisite 🔥watched at Berlinale 2025
Cinemas
Directed by Shatara Michelle Ford
Dreams in Nightmares
A moving, slow-burn drama.
Drama
2026
2h 8m
3.4(1.0k)via LetterboxdDenée Benton + 4 more
After an abrupt layoff, Z embarks on a trip across the Midwestern United States in search of a friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid. Traveling with her two closest friends, these three queer black femmes find their priorities tested as shapeshifting threats in each city expose (inter)personal and ideological fractures.
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Sean Baker found dead in a ditch
for all of usoh 😭😭😭 what moved me most of all was the deep care between all the characters, and that this was so intentional about being a love letter to Black queer people, which explicitly extended beyond the characters in the film! they said yes you 🫵🥲this was so joyful and i’m such a big fan of films that speak to grief and trauma without being traumatic. and finally a poly relationship that’s not there as a source of conflict!not all of it worked for me but i feel those parts will grow on me esp if i watch it in a more relaxed environment - watching this with a majority white audience was super uncomfortable in places and i just know seeing this with cuties will hit different. very layered, already excited to revisit it.also i met isaac julien in the audience afterwards and got to tell him i love young soul rebels, so 🥹
Common questions
What is Dreams in Nightmares about?+
It follows three queer Black femmes who travel across the American Midwest in search of a friend who has disappeared off the grid after a sudden job loss.
Who directed Dreams in Nightmares?+
Shatara Michelle Ford, an American director known for character-focused independent cinema, directed the film in 2026.
