Dreams Awake

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Dreams Awake
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Directed byJerry Alden Deal
Written byJerry Alden Deal
Starring Erin Gray
Gary Graham
Tim O'Connor
Release date
  • January 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)(United States)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dreams Awake is a 2011 American drama film starring Erin Gray, Gary Graham, and Tim O'Connor. The film primarily takes place in Mount Shasta, California and was written, directed, and produced by Jerry Alden Deal. The film released to DVD on January 11, 2011, [1] and premiered at the 2012 Houston WorldFest, where it won Gold Remis for Original Drama and Original Screenplay. [2] It also showed at the 2012 Monaco Film Festival, where it won the Independent Spirit Award and Erin Gray won Best Female Actor. [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Busy Weekend for Award-Winning Mystical Family Drama "Dreams Awake"". PRWeb. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. "Monaco Film Festival - Angel Film Awards". Dreams Awake. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
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