Cheshire Dreams
Time is running out.
ABOUT
Fleeing from her abusive partner, Alexa finds solace in her grandmother’s home for the night. But when her grandmother can’t convince her to leave him, she resorts to other means of showing Alexa the error of her ways, sending her into a spirit realm that mirrors her real life. Can she escape the triad of nightmares come true, or will she be stuck in limbo forever?
YEAR 2019
RUN TIME 7:35 Min
EMAIL mhlsaunders@outlook.com Website: http://www.boobsweat.net
CAST & CREW CREDITS
DIRECTED BY Makare Saunders
SCREENPLAY BY Makare Saunders
PRODUCED BY Samantha Mitchell
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Imani Edwards
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY JY Wang
EDITED BY Makare Saunders
MUSIC BY Ely Miller
PRINCIPAL CAST Kay Marie | Chartruse Robinson | Marcellus
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Cheshire Dreams was first born in the pages of my sketchbook, my horror inspired rendition of of the classic tale Alice and Wonderland. I first started concept art with the simple question of “What if Alice was chased down the rabbit hole instead?” After the end of my abusive relationship in 2016, it became my way of coping through the aftermath. Out of it was born fantastical allegory about how the effects of emotional abuse on a young woman’s life.
DIRECTOR BIO
Makare Saunders is an artist, animator, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from Howard University in 2016, she went on to pursue a masters in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she discovered her passion for education as a teaching assistant. Her art, which breaks stereotypes for queer, Black women, appeared in the 2015 Howard University Student Showcase where she won first place in communication design. Makare currently works as a Video Apprentice at Wide Angle Youth Media.
FILM AND PRODUCTION STILLS
AWARDS
FULL FILM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Makare Saunders is an artist, animator, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from Howard University in 2016, she went on to pursue a masters in filmmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she discovered her passion for education as a teaching assistant. Her art, which breaks stereotypes for queer, Black women, appeared in the 2015 Howard University Student Showcase where she won first place in communication design. Makare currently works as a Video Apprentice at Wide Angle Youth Media.
(Update provided in May 2019)