Hi, all! We’re officially releasing my film dreamtext דברי חלום online, for free, today. You can find it at https://metatronarts.com/dreamtext/

dreamtext דברי חלום is a feature-length dream of coming to life in Israel. Four images of dancer Cheryl Nayowitz move past and through images of Israel and words spoken by the Holon Scratch Orchestra, along with music by the ensemble Gray Code. The film and its music are anchored by the song “Sachki Sachki,” sung by Vered Forbes.

The film has no story, dialogue, or characters (other than the dancer). While there is text in Hebrew and English, you don’t need to know either language to enjoy the film. The English is a dreamlike text, scrambled to approximate what you might hear while falling asleep. The Hebrew words that are heard and seen onscreen during much of the film are streams of consciousness, improvised by women’s voices on the themes of segments of the film. When we hear the song “Sachki Sachki,” the words appear onscreen both in the original Hebrew and in an English translation.

The film has been seven years in the making. (The earliest dated material I can find for it was when I sent out a musical sketch that evolved into the main score of the movie, on 11 July 2018, though even that was apparently revised from something earlier.)

Last night for the first time since assembling the first full edit, I watched the movie end-to-end (on my TV, via YouTube, since I wanted to see how it would look to most people watching it). Though there are some imperfections, I can honestly say...

It’s the movie that I wanted to make.

I’m eager for you to see it, and to hear what you think of it.