City of Dreamz
City of Dreamz follows four Black art students telling stories of community, divine intervention and the artistry that led them to this very moment . . . smoking weed in a cramped NYC apartment, trying not to get caught.
Directors Spotlight
Imani Celeste
Director
Imani Celeste is a versatile Afro-Dominican artist rooted in culture, storytelling, and community. At NYU Tisch, she received the inaugural HEAR US grant. Post-graduation, she directed, produced, acted, styled, and wrote “City of Dreamz,” which showcased at several esteemed and Academy Award Qualifying festivals. She has produced branded content for Essence magazine and a commercial for the New York Latino Film Festival. Her choreography and movement direction have been featured on MTV, Nowness, and Something Curated. In the city that breeds dreamz, Imani Celeste embodies her community and tells their stories in all of their unapologetic truth, drip and glory.
- Runtime
- 12 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Director
- Imani Celeste
- Cast
- Danté Charles Crichlow, Katrina Newman, Jaylen Axel, Imani Celeste, Led Black, Eileen Fuentes, Júlio T. Leitão, Brianna "Bri" Daley, Anton Anazagasty, Manuel Linares, Isa Garcia
- Cinematographer
- Alex Wohlin
- Composer
- Sana Colter, Javen Lara, Leila Annah Fuentes, Simón Crosby-Arreaza
- Editor
- Simo Motsa, George Itzhak
- Music
- Lewis Morel, Malik English, Haile Supreme
- Producer
- Imani Celeste
- Production Design
- Amira Brown
- Screenwriter
- Imani Celeste
- Sound Design
- Joseph Magee
- Premiere
- Philadelphia