Written by Rwandan-born Anisia Uzeyman in her directorial debut, DREAMSTATES paints an underground portrait of a sultry, sensual, and quixotic America through the fleeting romance of two artistic lovers. The film stars acclaimed poet and actor Saul Williams, who will perform a post screening DJ and poetry set. Also starring is CX KiDTRONiK (Nine Inch Nails, Saul Williams), Beau Sia (Rachel Getting Married), and William Nadylam (Claire Denis’ White Material), as well as Anisia Uzeyman (Alain Gomis’ Tey).

Special programming

followed by a discussion with the Director and members of the cast and a musical performance by Saul Williams and CX KiDTRONiK

About the Film

The debut feature from Rwandan filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman is a mesmerizing tour through the Afropunk underground in which a pair of artists (played by the director and her real life husband, hip-hop poet Saul Williams) fall in love while traveling the United States. Shot entirely on iPhones in a hallucinatory haze of color-saturated images, the aptly titled Dreamstates is an otherworldly vision of America as seen through the eyes of an outsider.
About Anisia Uzeyman

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