Seldom Dreaming is an independent feature film shot in San Jose, CA, starring Mary Jackman, Mark Anderson Phillips, and Tim Ereneta, with music by Michael Kroll. It was written, produced, and directed by Chris Ereneta, with the assistance of hundreds of volunteers, donors, and friends.
Seldom Dreaming screened in 1996 at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, and the Independent Feature Film Market in New York.
Seldom Dreaming is viewable online at Vimeo.
When Carrie (Mary Jackman) and Kevin (Tim Ereneta) were
ten years old, they were whisked away on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure
to a magical faraway land called Seldom.
Years later, as Carrie returns home from college, Kevin confronts her
with an unexpected possibility. He believes he has found a way to return
to Seldom, this time for good. His quest to escape the adult world challenges Carrie as a writer and as an individual, and
reignites old conflicts with another friend, Eric (Mark Anderson Phillips),
over the life choices Kevin has made.
Set in a faceless, spare, and claustrophobic suburbia, Seldom Dreaming
explores themes of purpose and belonging, of real and unreal expectations,
and of the gap between the life one imagines for one's self and the life
one truly leads.
starring
Mary Jackman, Mark Anderson Phillips, Tim Ereneta
music by Michael Kroll
director of photography Rider Siphron
line producer Jim McSilver
written, produced, and directed by Chris Ereneta
also starring
Sarah Almazol, Phil Dumesnil, Wendy Howard-Benham, Taylor Howes, Jill Schneider, Karen Simpson, Trish Tillman, with Mike D'Angelo, Chanelle Desautels, Ryan Toone, Diana Torres Koss, Paul Silverman
short story by Tanya Ward
illustrations by Tim Ereneta
poster design Jef Loyola
associate producer Christa Dahlstrom
unit production manager Kerry Shea
first assistant director Jim McSilver
first assistant camera Fernando James Orozco / Jeff Yana
second assistant camera Eli S. Brown
gaffer Melissa Roth / Damon Furberg
best boy John Milne
key grip Roy Barnes
sound mixer Tom Baker
boom operator Matt Young
steadicam operator Mike Elwell
script supervisor Mike D'Angelo
dialogue coach Paul Silverman
production designer Miriam Schalit
wardrobe Maura L. Burns
property assistant Marshelle Williams
assistant unit production manager Jennifer Savage
second assistant director Ted Kroeber
transportation coordinator David Kenigsberg
lead driver Michael Goldberger
catering & craft service Eileen Walsh / Bill Ereņeta
key production assistant David Maurer
assistants to the producer Kristin Rusk / Matt Young
"Determinedly
minor." --Dennis Harvey, Weekly Variety
"Seldom Dreaming is about the little fantasies and dreams
of escape that get you through your day of work. It's about how dreams
damage love and threaten your survival. It's about what you can do instead."
-- Jed Bell
"Unconnected desire all over the place." -- Scott Johnson
"A three-day thinker." -- Danicka Hildreth, age 10
"A film that rewards careful attention." -- Jim Kallett
"Your film has given me a great deal to think about, and I know I
will be discussing it with friends, not fortunate to have seen it as I
did, for a long time to come."-- Gilbert A. Hansen
"I left the theater challenged and amused, mulling over my attitudes
toward art, imagination, life and loyalty." -- Brynn Craffey
"In the end I find I have a lot of questions to be answered by myself."
-- Gilbert A. Hansen
"Seldom Dreaming blends the real and the imaginary, the mundane
and the visionary into a thought-provoking story that is both well acted
and beautifully filmed." -- Brynn Craffey
"You have given me a gift of introspection. You have given me questions
and emotions to deal with. You have given me, along with all of those
you worked with to make this film, necessity for thought!" --
Gilbert A. Hansen
"I experienced Seldom as an ethereal place, jumbled in Carrie's memory,
just barely out of reach." -- Kim Hallahan
"The movie winds up assessing the Gen X situation of mundaneness
and despair in an invigorating, non-desperate way. The four central characters
represent both parts of the X demographic--the tenuously middle-class
and the already broke--and the whole range of strategies: building soda-can
pyramids at an office job, hoping to write and not doing it, and fantasizing
the total, impossible escape." -- Jed Bell
| Producer's
Circle ($500+) Judy & Peter Dahlstrom Bill Ereneta Rose Ereneta Carol & Jack Ghiselli Richard Jackman Susan Pritzker Lynn Schnitzer Craig & Stephanie Shemin Eileen Walsh Hélène Wickett |
Director's
Circle ($250+) Jeannie & Tae Ahn Mary & Bill Barmettler Christina Hoppin Bob & Kim Hallahan Dana & Brian Lanier William Orrange Mary & Steve Silverman William E. Walsh |
Screenwriter's
Circle ($100+) Anonymous Anonymous Clayton & Maureen Barbeau Nancy L. Bishop Hannah Buchdahl Mary, Tom & Chris Carson Helen Chandra Community Ministry Jay Dahlstrom Rub & Bonna Dahlstrom Nancy Fishman Richard C. Fry Maureen Godar Gilbert A. Hansen Jane Henson David Howell Rebecca Johnson & Jim Hall Paige & David Kenigsberg Ted Knapp-Duncan Tom & Jackie Lauer Phil Lenihan Tom Maitre Amy McClellan & Jeff Faunce Roberta Notrangelo Deirdre Nurre Caroline Okano Patti & Walt Phillips James Rauen Rich & Kathy Robinson Robinson Communications Mark Roulo Juanita Sanchez Howard Simon Don & Linda Smith Daniel & Michael Sweeney Bruce Teatrowe J. Warren Trezevant Janet Wolff Donna J. Wotton Mimi & Steve Young 
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| Cinematographer's
Circle ($75+) Matt Boulton Tom Carpenter Luella Collins & Kathryn Kimball Owen Dolan Sue & Chris Flaherty Geri Freeman Matt Friedman Mary Gazzerro Tony Hale Mike Jackman, Joan Levison & Caleb Jackman Ellie & Dave Kehmeier Gene Kershner Sharon Kroeber J. Tony Smith Bea Virga Chris Walsh |
Celebrities'
Circle ($50+) Linda Anderson Shirley Beall Kurt Bedell Ina Burd Betty Ann Burns Vivian J. Carter Jackie Cosentino Bobbi Coyle-Hennessey Ernie & Mary Coz John D'Avolio David & Jean Dahlstrom Jennifer Dahlstrom Andy & Sondra Davis Marilyn Dumesnil Epicenter & Friends Roselyn Ereneta Jane Farrell Jerry & Sandy Farrell Phillip Feemster Janet & Robert Ferrera Scott Figgins Bobbie & Al Fischler Sandra Furey Brian Glenn Marilyn & Al Glynn Geoff Goodfellow Rachel Hamilton Doris & Dennis Harrold Yvonne Head Sandra Hyllengren Julie & Mike Kane Matt Knoth Mya Kramer & Jef Loyola Mary & Terry Lanier Chris Lee John Logan Lynn Martinelli & Rob Wittig Albert McFarland Marli Medinnus Rob Murray Ann Murphy JoAnn Nazarenus Patricia K. Page Alice & George Pratte Kristin Rusk JoEllen Ruvoli Jennifer Savage Adam Schnitzer Philip R. Smith John H. and Jeanne Strasser John Stuart Janis L. Taylor Fred & Gene Van Sickle Susan & David Vitali Bill Walsh Jeff & Laynee Wild Patricia & Richard Wocasek Art & Patty Young Margot Zahner
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Gaffers
($25+) Tim Alderete Tom & Judy Alessandri Kathy & Edgar Almazol Kerry Lenihan Baz Dina Berman Nancy Bublitz Stacy Braslau-Schneck & David Schneck John & Barbara Byrne Robert Cribari Lee Dean Gigi Dornfest Tanya Geddes Alan Goodman Doreen & David Gurola Steve Haney Jerry Hausman Barbara & Chris Hoppin Jim Hoppin John Hoppin Ted Johnson Maureen & Bill Keane Mary Khelil Don & Barbara Kohles Dennis Kohles Kate Mayer & Rab Hagy Mary & Clark McCain Ilyse & Glen Mohr Jack & Sally Movido Joan Ohanneson Ginny Pohlman Emily Popper Carol D. Rogers Michael Rohd Debbie Rosenfield Shelley Scott Margo Scholl & Rob Ballmer Paul Silverman Jim Strickler William Virga David Wallace Meredith Zinner |
| Key
Grips ($15+) J. D. Alderete In Memory of Jack Bartholic Maureen Bennett Angela Boos Steve Brown Anne Bruns Victor Chi Sally Collins Cheryl Dumesnil & Mick Markham Tim Ereneta Pat Helin Karin, Merle, & Janey Kemp Patty Hoppin Mohler & Bill Mohler Kristi & Mike Momont David Orris Lynne Pitagora Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Davis Rockwell Jeannine Rose-Meidinger Chip Rowe Jennifer Yanez-Pastor Production Assistants Alan H. Beer Maureen Driggs Karen Gonzales River Jackson Edith Johnson Ted Kroeber Terry & Steve Kurani Larry Lagier, AIA Ronald & Marjorie Lopiccolo Michele Moreno Sheila Moriarty Beryl Phelps Danielle Quilici |
Production
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