DREAM CAFÉ - a comedic drama by Dasha Khritankova.
Dream Café is an absurd comedic drama about a young man Nick, who is obsessed with his dream of owning a café. However, Nick’s efforts to make his dream come true are way over the top. This obsession puts Nick’s relationships with his loved ones into jeopardy. What will Nick choose?
World Premiere // July 19, 2019 - Atlanta Comedy Film Festival
Genre // Comedic Drama, short
Written, Directed & Produced // Dasha Khritankova
DOP // Vicente Roxas
1st Assistant Director // Hani Saqr
Co-Producer // TJ Ali
Original Score // Erdem Helvacioglu
Sound Design // Alhan Gharam
Colorist // Tarek Hefny
Cast // Michael Hauschild, Shena Gryffudd, David Dotterer, Guy Prir
Accolades //
AWARDS
Best First-Time Filmmaker - Alternative Film Festival 2019 (Toronto, Canada)
Best Technical Achievement - Cityvisions Showcase (New York, USA)
Honorable Mention - Berlin Flash Film Festival, 2019 (Berlin, Germany)
NOMINATIONS
Best Ensemble Cast Nomination - Women’s Comedy Film Festival in Atlanta, 2019 (USA)
Best Short Comedy Nomination - Take It Easy Film Festival, 2019 (USA)
Best Actor Nomination - Feel The Reel International Film Festival, 2020 (Glasgow, UK)
FINALIST
Košice International Monthly Film Festival (Košice, Slovakia)
SEMI-FINALIST
Lisbon Film Rendezvous (Lisbon, Portugal)
Moscow Film Party (Moscow, Russia)
Los Angeles CineFest (Los Angeles, USA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
New Orleans Comedy Film Festival (New Orleans, USA)
Uptown Women’s Film Festival of New York (New York, USA)
Transparent Film Festival (New York, USA)
Direct Monthly Online Film Festival (USA)
Rome Independent Prisma Awards (Rome, Italy)
SHORT to the Point (Bucharest, Romania)
International Short Film Festival Beveren (Beveren, Belgium)
Albany Film Festival (Albany, USA)
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival (Atlanta, USA)