ROBOT DREAMS
Refocus Film Festival Opening Night Selection
Postfilm conversation with graphic novelist Sara Varon.
Preceded by
5:45pm Live Music from Sylvee & the Sea, vivid experimental instrumentals from Pieta Brown
Immediately followed by
9:30pm Postscript Party Food & Music at FilmScene at the Chauncey
Tickets
Guaranteed admission with a Refocus Film Festival Pass (passes available now)
$25.00 Public (on sale September 22)
Each ticket includes admission to all opening night programming
Encore screening October 13
Adapted from Sara Varon's graphic novel of the same name, this touching story of friendship and loss follows a dog and his robot best friend. It's the 1980s and Dog lives all alone in a sad bachelor pad in Manhattan. To fill the hole in his soul he builds a companion after catching a late night infomercial for a robot. An inseparable friendship forms as the two take in everything that the city has to offer. But when a trip to the beach results in a months-long separation for the unlikely pair, both Dog and Robot are left wondering if they will ever see each other again. With Varon's striking images as the basis for this animated exploration of companionship, the film wordlessly depicts a moving universal story.
Official Selection: 2023 Cannes Film Festival, 2023 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, 2023 New Zealand International Film Festival, the 2023 Sarajevo Film Festival, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival