Project Detail

Sweet Dreams

Synopsis

An invitation to the meal of your dreams. But will it remain a dream, forever out of reach? Drawing on mythological archetypes, the project turns a fine dining experience into a playful exploration of the destructive nature of our appetite and our debt to pleasure.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - New Frontier Exhibitions - World premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins
Format: Virtual Reality
Director: Marshmallow Laser Feast
Producer: Martin Jowers
Executive Producer: Eleanor Whitley
Screenwriter: Simon Wroe
Composer: Finn McNicholas
Technical Direction: Artists & Engineers
Lead Developers: Chris Mullany, Nick Pittam, Felix Faire
Developers: Rob Homewood, Adam Samson
Artists: Neal Coghlan, Izaak Pardey
Creative Associates: Mark Garston, Michele Stanco

Genre

Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Marshmallow Laser Feast

Nell Whitley

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