In your dreams follows a 12-year-old Stevie and 8-year-old brother Elliot as they journey into the surreal dream world to find the Sandman and fix their crumbling family.
Stevie and Elliot’s parents, Michael and Joanne are constantly arguing, Joanne wants to move to Duluth for a stable teaching job, while Michael wants to stay and pursue his dream of being a rock musician.
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Fearing a divorce will tear their family apart, Stevie and her magician-aspiring brother find a mysterious book called “The legend of Sandman” at a thrift store. They perform a ritual from the book and fall asleep together, entering a shared dream space as “Lucid dreams”.
Inside the dream real, they are joined by Baloney Tony, Elliot’s wisecracking stuffed Giraffe who comes to life, to find sandman’s remote castle, the siblings travel through bizarre landscapes made from their own subconscious including “Breakfast town” where food items are alive as well as classic anxiety nightmares.
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Along the way, they learn that they can control the dream world as long as they hold hands and stay focused. When they finally reach the sandman’s lair. They discover he traps dreamers by offering them an artificial, “perfect” fantasy life. Stevie gets stuck in an idealized vision but Elliot pulls her out just in time. Their parents figure out how to help them from the waking world, assisting them at the gateway.
The siblings escape back to reality, though their family life isn’t magically fixed into a fairy-tale perfection, the family embraces. Stevie and Elliot must accept life as it is and face difficult changes together with courage.
Directed by: Alex Woo
Cast: Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, Gia Carides, Craig Robinson, Elias Jenssen
Running time: 91 minutes
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