Don't Dream It's Over: Chicago Shines In New Indie Film
WDCB’s Gary Zidek talks to filmmaker Hugh Schulze and artist Tony Fitzpatrick about the new Chicago-set movie, DREAMING GRAND AVENUE.
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“It had the courage to be unlike anything else and only like itself” - artist and actor Tony Fitzpatrick talking about what attracted him to DREAMING GRAND AVENUE.
Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick plays Jack Yancy, Dream Detective, in DREAMING GRAND AVENUE
Chicago is the setting for an ambitious new independent film that explores the dreams that exist within the second city. The movie, titled DREAMING GRAND AVENUE, follows the lives of two young Chicagoans, who have never met in real life, but begin to cross paths in their respective dreams.
Andrea Londo ("Maggie") and Jackson Rathbone ("Jimmy") in Dreaming Grand Avenue
Some iconic Chicago locations (like the Green Mill), as well as some lesser known - but equally impressive spots - show up in DREAMING GRAND AVENUE. The city’s dazzling architecture and diverse neighborhoods are constants throughout the film.
Troy West as “Walt Whitman” reading poetry at the Green Mill in Dreaming Grand Avenue
“The mystery of dreams persists into the 21st century of what value it has to human beings, but we all do it 4 or 5 five times a night. We just forget most of our dreams, that’s always fascinated me.” - DREAMING GRAND AVENUE writer/director Hugh Schulze talking about his interest in dreams.
Jackson Rathbone (“Jimmy”) Andrea Londo ("Maggie") and Troy West (“Walt Whitman”) in Dreaming Grand Avenue
