Dream Lover

Dream Lover

A tired young man has a restless night’s sleep unaware what’s been troubling him.

Dream Lover is a psychological horror short film exploring disturbing dreams and night demons and their associated reality.

A short film.

The focus of Dream Lover is to prompt the audience to question what is happening to Johnny. Is he in the thrall of a supernatural being or is he being abused without his knowledge? His night-time visions are dreamlike. The Girl is frightening and uncontrollable, governed by the gratification of her senses. When the question arises of who The Girl is, the ambiguity of her presence is a challenge. Is she real, or something supernatural? From this stance, the film challenges the perceptions of acceptability within a supernatural landscape. If looked at through the supernatural lens, is Johnny’s encounter with The Girl erotic, and therefore, less disturbing, and more acceptable to the audience? Or, if she is an actual woman hiding in his flat, obsessed and taking advantage of him, is that more disturbing?

Dream Lover main theme is invasion. Invasion of the body, invasion of the mind and invasion of the home. These are personal and intimate spaces, yet Johnny moves about his home unaware that he is compromised by The Girl. The film explores this and the in-between state of sleep and awakening, where the lines of fantasy and reality are blurred.

A Cosmic Dancer Media production.