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TheyDream
April 10 @ 9:00 pm
TheyDream is an autobiographical documentary two decades in the making. Director William D. Caballero returns to his family’s history in Fayetteville, North Carolina, weaving together new 2D and 3D animations, live-action vérité, archival materials, and intimate conversations with his mother to trace how art becomes a lifeline in the wake of loss.
The film’s visual approach is unlike anything else in contemporary documentary. Caballero uses miniature artistry, handcrafted figurines, digital rotoscoping, and full 3D motion-capture to literally transform himself and his mother into their ancestors, reanimating family stories with honesty, complexity, and love. The result is at once a deeply personal portrait and a cinematic act of survival, tracing a family’s path through grief and toward connection.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, moderated by documentary programmer Thom Powers.
Featuring: William D. Caballero, Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Animator Erin Ploss-Campoamor, Producer, Co-Writer Elaine Del Valle, Producer, Co-Writer Milly Caballero, Film Participant
Moderated by: Thom Powers, Documentary Programmer