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My Fantasies Keep Me Up At Nite

My Fantasies Keep Me Up At Nite

CELINA DE LEON | CANADA | 2022 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH

CELINA DE LEON | CANADA | 2022 | 5 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

A young woman and her friend are led to a metamorphic realization when they ponder the nature of dreams.

Filmmaker Bio

Celina Jade de Leon is an interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker from the Bay Area. She embraces feminine irreverence through multimedia depictions of mischievous characters. She has a Bachelor’s of Media Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and co-founded XINEMA, a recurring experimental film series.

Producer

Shoji-kko Blunderfield, Taylor Shaw

Cinematographer

YueMing Hong

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