CITY OF DREAMZ
Category
FEATURE SHORT
Duration
13 M
SCREENING DETAILS
BLOCK 5
Friday, August 16, 2024
6:00 PM
Logline
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.
Director
Imani Celeste
Imani Celeste is a versatile Afro-Dominican artist whose approach is rooted in culture, storytelling, and community. After graduating NYU Tisch, she directed, produced, styled, wrote, and acted in "City of Dreamz," which has showcased at several esteemed and Academy Award Qualifying festivals. She has produced branded content for Essence magazine, an award winning commercial for the New York Latino Film Festival, and her choreography has 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.