Feature Film

“When I stop dreaming”

Logline
Amidst a post-climate disaster Europe, a tenacious working-class woman pursues premium citizenship to cure her sister's life-threatening illness, battling against overwhelming odds in a surreal underwater world.

WHEN HISTORY KEEPS REPEATING ITSELF…

Genre: Dystopian Sci-Fi Thriller/Cli-Fi

Length: 120 min

Language: English

Status: Looking for Producer

OFFICIAL IG: https://www.instagram.com/whenistopdreaming_film/

The script was developed in collaboration with Sundance Collab and awarded finalist at the “London International Screenwriting Competition”, received an Honorable Mention at the “Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards” and made it as a Quarter Finalist at the “San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition & Film Awards”.

“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time.” (Marcel Proust)


”We humans are a museum: our memories, experiences and dreams are the inventory: Be careful who you give access to.”

“When you think things are bad and they slowly get worse and worse…”

***A bold vision of a dystopian future***

***Kafkaesque futurism***

***Is it possible to build a future by ignoring the past?***

WHEN EVERY DAY IS SURVIVAL DAY…

****It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life worth living.***

***If the universe put a dream in your heart, it has every intention for you to make it happen.****

Themes: Freedom/equality/climate change/class systems/social status/the power of dreams

What does it mean to be free in a world where every aspect of your life is controlled?

Status: open for producer collaboration

Screenwriter/Director: Natalie MacMahon

The project presentation/screenplay, treatment and directors notes are available upon request in several languages.

News:

- Award Winner: “Best Sci-Fi Script”- Chicago Screenplay Awards 2023

-Quarter Finalist at the San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition 2023

-Finalist at the London International Screenwriting Competition 2023

-Honorable Mention at the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards 2023

-Selection at Oxford Script Awards 2023

-New York International Screenplay Awards 2024- Quarter Finalist

-Selection at the Boston Screenplay Awards 2024

Festivals Overview:

  • San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition

San Francisco, USA
December 9, 2022
Quarter Finalist

  • London International Screenwriting Competition

    London
    June 26, 2023
    Finalist

  • Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards

    Santa Barbara, USA
    July 16, 2023
    Honorable Mention

  • Oxford Script Awards

    UK
    September 22, 2023

  • Chicago Screenplay Awards

    Chicago
    September 21, 2023
    Best Sci-Fi Screenplay

  • Boston Screenplay Awards

    Bostion
    January 11, 2024

  • New York International Screenplay Awards

    New York
    April 28, 2024
    Quarter Finalist

  • Cambridge Script Festival

    October 2024

    Finalist

  • Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival

    USA
    October 29, 2024