The strange but intense dream of a musician the night after a tiring performance.
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Nick Maira
A music producer on the verge of exhaustion plunges into the chaotic world of a young band that's going too fast to realize its own downfall. Amidst symbolic silences, uncontrollable impulses and with the frenetic pace of creation, everyone discovers that living in overdrive comes at a price, and that the pause, when it finally arrives, reveals more than they expected.
Twenty-two year old Neuroscience student Wendy is in the midst of a transition from pre-med to performance when she is thrown into quarantine with her 17 year-old sister, April. Suddenly sharing a full-sized bed, the sisters struggle to make peace with their newfound living quarters. But, while editing April’s college essays, Wendy discovers her purpose–to help April find hers. Over fourteen days, the girls grow from acquaintances to artistic allies as they realize their unstoppable potential to pursue their passion. Based on a true story, this film was shot in Houston with an entirely Texan cast & crew. Creator Abby Tozer donated $2500 to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell young performing artists' scholarship.
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