Documentary by Thomas Seymour, USA, 2025.
From blockbuster dreams to streaming screens, a filmmaker's journey through a vanishing world. A story of struggle, perseverance, and what to do when your dreams no longer make sense. This award-winning film features Lloyd Kaufman (creator of The Toxic Avenger), Debbie Rochon, Joe Bob Briggs, and many others. An official selection at the Spirit of Independence Film Festival (UK), qualified for BIFA, and the Torino Underground Cinefest (Italy). Video Dreams is a documentary that chronicles three decades of the American low-budget film movement, offering a rare insider's perspective on a vital but often overlooked aspect of film history. A personal and collective portrait of independent film culture.

Director Biography - Thomas Seymour
Praised by The New York Times for his award-winning documentaries VHS Massacre and VHS Massacre Too, Tom is a senior staff member and associate professor of film at the CUNY system. He holds an M.F.A. from Hunter College's IMA program and began his career at CBS News and NBC Universal, later earning Emmy and YouTube nominations with the Black20 team. Tom has directed a dozen feature films, produced nearly thirty, and his films, winners of over fifty awards, have been screened on platforms such as Peacock, Netflix, MUBI, Troma, Cineverse, and Vinegar Syndrome.

LANGUAGE: English
SUBTITLES: Spanish, French, German, Portuguese