american independent visions--the dream catcher--at the walter reade theater

American Independent Visions

photo: the dream catcher

walter reade theater box office and ticket information

American Independent Visions:

THE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER and THE INDEPENDENT FEATURE PROJECT
present THE DREAM CATCHER in association with TIME WARNER CABLE and SUNDANCE CHANNEL

Fri Sept 15: 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
Sat Sept 16: 1:30, 3:40 & 9:30
Sun Sept 17: 1:30, 3:40, 5:45 & 8
Mon Sept 18: 6:30 & 8:30
Tue Sept 19: 19: 5
Wed Sept 20: 7:30 & 9:30
Thurs Sept 21: 6:30 & 8:30
Fri Sept 22: 6:30 & 8:30

the dream catcher

the dream catcher

THE DREAM CATCHER
Ed Radtke, USA, 1999, 99 minutes
Two juvenile delinquents, runaway teenage boys, meet up on the American highway in this film written by Radtke and M.S. Nieson. Hopping trains and hitchhiking, we hit the road with Freddy (Maurice Compte, Illtown, "NYPD Blue," "Chicago Hope") and Albert (award-winning newcomer Paddy Connor). Each is running from his past, but surprisingly both are in search of the very same thing. Tracking them from Philadelphia, through Ohio, to Oklahoma City and points west, director Ed Radtke (Bottom Land) fashions an evocative and beautifully shot street-level epic of the American city and road.
Japanese-American director and co-writer Ed Radtke may be the only indie filmmaker to go from juvenile felon to Guggenheim Fellow. THE DREAM CATCHER is loosely based on Radtke's own life experiences growing up in a small Ohio town where he floated in and out of trouble and became a father at 17. Produced in 1999, the film has earned a distinguished festival career, winning 9 "best of" prizes and screening in over 16 international festivals. Radtke received one of the last of the major NEA Filmmaking Production grants, substantial support from the Ohio Arts Council, and the Guggenheim Fellowship for his script.
Radtke's producing partners Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar have significant indie track records. Reichert is one of the godmothers of the American independent film movement and as a founding member of the Film Fund supported the emergence of the IFP. She and partner Jim Klein (DREAM CATCHER editor) were nominated for two Academy Awards for best feature documentary for their films Union Maids and Seeing Red. Bognar’s films Personal Belongings and Picture Day both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, going on to win multiple awards in festivals worldwide. His films have aired on POV and IFC.