Charlotte Latino Film Festival: TheyDream

THEYDREAM
Directed by William D. Caballero
(United States, 2026, 1h 31m, Documentary)
in English

*Director William D. Caballero will be in attendance for a Q&A after the film*

TheyDream is a deeply personal documentary presented in a variety of animation styles, that examines the transformative nature of grief, for the director, his mother, and other members of their tight knit Puerto Rican family in Fayetteville, North Carolina. As he revisits his past twenty years as a filmmaker who has employed an eclectic range of visual styles, he interweaves brand new animations with live action footage, in order to dig deeper than ever before and better understand why he makes the art that he does. Ultimately, this film becomes an intimate confession— not just about grief, but about the courage it takes to transform pain into art alongside the people we love most.

TheyDream es un documental profundamente personal, presentado a través de una variedad de estilos de animación, que examina la naturaleza transformadora del duelo para el director, su madre y otros miembros de su unida familia puertorriqueña en Fayetteville, Carolina del Norte. Al revisitar sus últimos veinte años como cineasta, durante los cuales ha explorado una amplia gama de estilos visuales, entrelaza nuevas animaciones con material de acción real para profundizar más que nunca y comprender mejor por qué crea el arte que hace. En última instancia, la película se convierte en una confesión íntima: no solo sobre el duelo, sino sobre el valor que se necesita para transformar el dolor en arte junto a las personas que más amamos.

This screening is sponsored by McColl Center.

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