Dreamland
World Premiere

Dreamland

US Narrative Competition
| USA | 89 MINUTES | English
Drama, Comedy, Music
Robert Schwartzman makes his directorial debut with this comedy about dreams and the costs paid to reach them. Part-time pianist and full-time underdog Monty Fagan (Johnny Simmons) fills in on the ivories at an upscale hotel and the seemingly dead-end assignment sets into motion a May-December romance that upends his home life and dramatically reshapes his worldview. As Monty says early on about the requirements of a quality music performance, “Sometimes you have to step back and contemplate what it is you’re doing.”

Schwartzman and co-writer Benjamin Font offer an update on The Graduate, cut with a little piano music. Monty and the people in his life discover just how quickly impulsive decisions go bad, and that shortcuts are no substitute for honest, dedicated hard work. Simmons skillfully handles Monty’s growth, alongside a set of perfectly cast co-stars who push or manipulate him along the way: Amy Landecker, Frankie Shaw, Alan Ruck, Beverly D’Angelo, Noël Wells, elder Schwartzman Jason and their mother Talia Shire.

—Shayna Weingast

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Robert Schwartzman
Robert Coppola Schwartzman is a filmmaker and accomplished musician. He formed the band ROONEY in 1999 and signed with Interscope/Geffen records in 2002. He studied film at The Oxford Media School and has acted in multiple films, including The Princess Diaries and The Virgin Suicides.
Director
Robert Schwartzman
Screenwriter
Benjamin Font, Robert Schwartzman
Producer
Mel Eslyn, Robert Schwartzman
Editor
Christopher Donlon
Cinematographer
Benjamin Kasulke
Co-Producer
Alison Kelly
Production Designer
Danielle Laubach
Casting
Barbara J. McCarthy
Costume Design
Kate DeBlasio
Assitant Director
Drew Langer
Music Supervisor
Brienne Rose
Cast
Johnny Simmons, Amy Landecker, Jason Schwartzman, Noël Wells, Alan Ruck, Beverly D'Angelo, Talia Shire, Shay Mitchell, Frankie Shaw, Nick Thune

Contacts
International Sales Contact
Jessica Lacy
ICM Partners
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310 550 4316
Jessica.Lacy@icmpartners.com
US Sales Contact
Jessica Lacy
ICM Partners
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 310 550 4316
Jessica.Lacy@icmpartners.com
Print Source
Mel Eslyn
MF Film LLC
mf.film2015@gmail.com
Press Contact
Caitlin Hughes
Brigade Marketing
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 917 551 5829
caitlin@brigademarketing.com
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