A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.
On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. club promoter, takes a thrilling and emotional journey with Frida, a Midwestern visitor. She challenges him to revisit his broken dreams - while he pushes her to discover hers.
27 December 1981, Sumter, South Carolina, USA
9 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
8 August 1981, Panorama City, California, USA
25 October 1979, Chicago, Illinois, USA
31 March 1976, Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
September 20, 2018
Set amid a changing nation, the chemistry between the leads help A Boy, A Girl, A Dream find a love story within an ever-changing world.
September 14, 2018
Its reach ultimately exceeds its grasp, but this low-budget character drama benefits from a pair of solid understated performances and scrappy ambition.
September 12, 2018
Qasim Basir's melancholic mood piece, "A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.," certainly has its pretensions...But to get caught up in its impressive stylishness is to miss the larger point of finding strength through human connection.
August 08, 2018
From the open cityscapes to the closed confines of the rideshare, Basir packs plenty of material for audiences to digest. His use of such a turbulent time is unique and thought-provoking.
January 31, 2018
The film is best as a showcase of [Good and Hardwick's] talents, but only when it gives them something to say.
September 13, 2018
The dialogue is best when it focuses on issues you can actually take seriously, but the couple's talk about dreams deferred is too knee-jerk to warrant sympathy.
January 25, 2018
A film that's pleasurable to engage with, even if the latter stretch doesn't come close to realizing some of the early promise.
April 12, 2018
The film succeeds as more than an accomplished technical stunt, even if neither its political nor character dimensions feel quite fully realized.
September 17, 2018
The understated performances gurgle with powerful emotions. Hardwick and Good are terrific as people trying be cool to a stranger, but failing to conceal their underlying feelings.
April 11, 2018
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream may seem simple but every frame is a vibrant work of a passionate filmmaker.
September 13, 2018
Not every directorial choice or camera movement works, but this indie drama shines in the silences.
September 13, 2018
Basir and co-writer Samantha Tanner can only arrive at generalities about the situation and these people.
