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SXSW winner on HBO2 Wednesday night
A son sets out to make a portrait of his eccentric father but instead ends up exposing the secrets of his entire family in “In a Dream.” The documentary, which took home the Emerging Visions Audience Award at this year’s SXSW Film Festival, premieres tonight at 7 p.m. on HBO2.
Cinematical’s Scott Weinberg called it “one of the most unexpectedly touching documentaries I’ve ever seen.”
From the HBO press release:
The film follows artist Isaiah Zagar and his muse and gallerist wife Julia who are fixtures in the South Philadelphia art scene. They have enlivened the city with their stunning work for decades. Their home and other properties around the city are covered in elaborate mosaics of tile and mirror fragments, documenting Isaiah’s love for Julia and for his two sons, Zeke and Jeremiah. But the fantasy world Isaiah constructs through his murals cannot completely hide the darker reality that threatens his relationship, sanity, and family.
The movie’s Web site is here. Check out the trailer:
IN A DREAM: Theatrical Trailer from Herzliya Films on Vimeo.
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