In A Dream Blog

The Limited Edition In A Dream DVD is designed, authored, printed and finally on it’s way to all those who pre-ordered this duel-disc extravaganza.

And for those who haven’t purchased it yet, now’s the time to get one of just 500 copies.

Special Online Pricing: $60.

Our wonderful composer Kelli Scarr just put out a brand new EP. She’s currently touring around the world, opening for and playing alongside Moby (who also helped produce the record).

• Download the EP for FREE.
• See her on TOUR (upcoming stops in Guadalajara, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland & Vancouver).
• Look out for her new full-length album in early 2010.

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And don’t forget to Buy the In A Dream DVD featuring music from Kelli, The Books, Explosions in the Sky, Efterklang, Colleen & Bibio. Moises Chiullan from Hollywood Elsewhere/Arthouse Cowboy reviewed the DVD and even plugged our Limited Edition Version!

I’ve been an enthusiastic supporter of Jeremiah Zagar’s masterful work of mosaic documentary filmmaking since I saw it a year and a half ago at South by Southwest 2008, before it made the shortlist for Best Documentary feature at last year’s Oscars. In a Dream delves into his family history, specifically focusing on his father Isaiah’s battles with madness and genius and how those epic wars within himself affect those who love him…The supplemental materials are all easily re-watchable, including a short hidden one that I watched two and three times after finding it…there’s also a very unique Limited Edition version being sold off their website for $60 that they’re only doing 500 of total…My assumption (as should be yours) is that a larger portion of these sales goes to the filmmakers on top of the fact that the additional extras listed are worth investigating.

Thanks Moises. You can read the whole review here.

Limited Edition DVD

Pre-Order the Limited Edition DVD. This is a collector’s item. Only 500 will be sold.

Includes All Extras from Standard DVD
• Deleted Scenes
• Alternate Ending
• Cutting Ice to Snow video for Efterklang
• Coney Island, 1945 short film
• Paints on Ceiling short film
• Recommitment short documentary
• Theatrical Trailer

Plus Exclusive Limited Edition Extras
• Deluxe Packaging
• Autographed Movie Poster (13″ x 18″)
• Hand-Crafted Isaiah Zagar Figurine
• Bonus Disc
    – Even More Deleted Scenes
    – Rare Jeremiah Zagar Short Films
    – Short Works by friends of In A Dream
    – Original Fundraising Trailer
    – Interviews, Slideshows and More!!

Special Online Pricing: $60.
Ships in October.

There’s a free screening coming up of In A Dream at the Linwood Dunn Theater on September 30th. The film is being shown as part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 28th annual contemporary documentaries showcase and we’re honored to be chosen as the opening night film, along with last year’s Oscar winner Man on Wire.

It’s free so no excuses. We’ll see you there. And bring your friends.

Details:
Wednesday, September 30th @ 7pm
Linwood Dunn Theater
1313 Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028

In A Dream will be released on DVD September 29th. You can Pre-Order the disc now from our distributor INDIEPIX.

Special Features
• Deleted Scenes
• Alternate Ending
• Cutting Ice to Snow video for Efterklang
• Coney Island, 1945 short film
• Paints on Ceiling short film
• Recommitment short documentary
• Theatrical Trailer

Jonah Birns‘ phenomenal cover art makes it worth the purchase alone but if you don’t have the scratch, you can also rent from Netflix.

Pre-order the DVD or add it to your Netflix queue.

Endorsements:
“In A Dream abounds in visual pleasure.” — Nathan Lee, The New York Times

“Stunning. Deeply Personal.” — Steven Rea, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Jeremiah sat down recently with Sarah Clyne Sundberg from Nerve.com for an in-depth interview. Here’s an excerpt:

What was it like to ask about your father’s sexuality?
It was exciting. It is important to see your parents as human beings and an exciting process for a child to go through. Parts were terrifying. It is important to know that your parents are as fragile as you and that you can achieve what they can achieve. Or less. They are your strength and your weakness.

Had you seen the old Super-8 footage before?
I’d never seen any of it. My father said, “I have seventeen books of slides in the closet” or “I think there are a couple of movies about us from the ’70s that people made.” He has 40,000 square feet [of art] that people see every day. But he has warehouses full that no one will ever see. He has notebooks with drawings stacked up to the ceiling. I can’t even explain to you. There are stacks and stacks of rolls of paintings.

Read the whole interview.

The bulk of Paints on Ceiling comes from one of the first scenes we ever edited for In A Dream. The scene was ultimately cut from the final movie but the good folks at Cinelan invited us to refashion it into a standalone 3 minute film. Although it didn’t fit in the feature, we love it as an independent short film and hope you enjoy it as well.

The music is “Getting the Done Job” by The Books.

Paints on Ceiling was recently picked up by Hulu and we plan to include it late summer/early fall on the In A Dream DVD.

In other In A Dream news,  you can catch the film at the following screenings in the next seven days or so:

• UNC Chapel Hill
• NC State University
• Wisconsin Film Festival
• Ashland Film Festival
• Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival

Other opportunities to see the film are listed on the right hand side of this blog in the “Upcoming Screenings” box.

P.S. The New York theatrical premiere at the Cinema Village is less than two weeks away. Come see the movie when it opens and RSVP. Thank you!