Waking Dreams is a short subject

Short subject

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 film

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 made in 2004. The film was written and directed by John Daschbach.

Cast

• Ben Shenkman
  Ben Shenkman
  Benjamin Shenkman is an American television, film and stage actor.-Life and career:Shenkman was born in New York City and raised in what he described as "the secular Eastern European Jewish tradition". He graduated from Brown University, and obtained a Masters of Fine Arts in 1993 from New York...
  
  --Charles
• Tina Holmes--Becky
• Stephanie McVay--Mrs. Mills
• Kevin Lageman--Patient

Plot

A corporate executive named Charles is preparing for his vacation on a cruise. However, the office temp tells him that he is going to die on the cruise if he swims in the ocean, apparently to get eaten by a shark. Becky explains to the surprised Charles (who believes it's a prank) that she is an amateur

Amateur

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 psychic

Psychic

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 whose dreams predict the future.

Charles dismisses her warnings, though he does take heed, and goes on the vacation, even swimming. When he returns, however, he finds that Becky has had a nervous breakdown

Nervous breakdown

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, and is in a mental institution. Charles visits Becky, who is on medication, and explains his safety. Charles then promises her that he'll visit the next day.

Charles leaves, wondering whether to cross the street or taking the subway...

Reaction

The film was critically acclaimed, getting an audience award

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 for Best Short Film at the Boston Film Festival

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. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400933/awards

DVD release

The film was released on digital video disc in the package of various short subject

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s, Celebrity Mix, released by TLA Video on January 17, 2006. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CCW2MU/