I... Dreaming

I... Dreaming — Plot

Phrases of Stephen Foster, set to music by Joel Heartling, are set to film in this autobiographical piece: a solitary female voice, occasionally joined by a chorus, sings phrases of sorrow as we watch a solitary man in shadows in an unadorned house: he stretches out, he picks his feet, he walks across a room, he rocks in a chair. Occasionally he watches two young children at play; the film sometimes speeds up. Handwritten words, like "dark void" and "waiting longing," cross the screen. Film and phrases often come in short bursts. Outdoor it looks gray and cold.

• Release date
• October 1, 1988
• Runtime
• 7 min
• Director
• Stan Brakhage

I... Dreaming — Cast

Stan Brakhage Bearthm Brakhage

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Neowyn Brakhage

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Rarc Brakhage