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The Dream Collector

Discover what happens to our abandoned dreams in "The Dream Collector," a VR film that follows the story of an old man and his dog, who collect broken dreams and try to fix them.

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December 17, 2017
8 years and 230 days ago
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The Dream Collector tells the story of an old man and his playful dog to live together in a garbage dump, where they spend their days sorting through the trash left behind by others. The objects--a broken guitar, a torn baseball glove, a deflated soccer ball--are the remnants of people's abandoned dreams. With his magic, the old man mending each piece of "garbage" and re-gift them to tell people to cherish their dreams.
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74届威尼斯电影节提名作品,在全球7个电影节展映。一段暖心的故事,一个平凡的老人和一个乐观的小狗日复一日的在垃圾场捡着被人抛弃的“梦想”,他们要通过他们特殊的方式去还给这些抛弃梦想的人,让他们知道这些“梦想”是值得珍惜的。