FEVER DREAMS

Fever Dreams was a highly ambitious pivot from "online theater" to a 20-minute ScreenLife film, turning the technical isolation of the 2020 lockdown into an ingenious storytelling tool.

//Description

//Description

We leaned into the challenge of "ScreenLife" storytelling when a simple request for a Zoom play evolved into a cinematic reflection on Amsterdam life under lockdown. Co-directed and edited by Wild Meep, the film follows a theater company fighting to save their production of King Lear while their personal lives unravel on screen. By designing a high-energy visual look that feels both intimate and recognizable, we proved that professional momentum doesn’t stop when the doors close, earning critical acclaim from Theaterkrant and winning Best Film at the Amsterdams Buurt Film Festival.

We leaned into the challenge of "ScreenLife" storytelling when a simple request for a Zoom play evolved into a cinematic reflection on Amsterdam life under lockdown. Co-directed and edited by Wild Meep, the film follows a theater company fighting to save their production of King Lear while their personal lives unravel on screen. By designing a high-energy visual look that feels both intimate and recognizable, we proved that professional momentum doesn’t stop when the doors close, earning critical acclaim from Theaterkrant and winning Best Film at the Amsterdams Buurt Film Festival.

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Recognition

Winner // Best Film

Amsterdams Buurt Film Festival

Winner // Best Film

Amsterdams Buurt Film Festival

Winner // Best Film

Amsterdams Buurt Film Festival

Winner // Best Director

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Winner // Best Director

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Winner // Best Director

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Winner // Best Zoom Theatre Scenic Design

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Winner // Best Zoom Theatre Scenic Design

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Winner // Best Zoom Theatre Scenic Design

Manhattan Repertory Theatre Stories Film Festival (NYC)

Featured in //

Theaterkrant, Amsterdams Dagblad, and UvA Geesteswetenschappen

Featured in //

Theaterkrant, Amsterdams Dagblad, and UvA Geesteswetenschappen

Featured in //

Theaterkrant, Amsterdams Dagblad, and UvA Geesteswetenschappen

"High production values... the acting is good, the dialogues are snappy."
— Theaterkrant

//Credits

//Credits

Production Company// Wild Meep & Orange Theatre Company

Written by// Kristine Johanson

Directors// Daniel Hillel-Tuch & Kristine Johanson

Producers// Kristine Johanson & Daniel Hillel-Tuch

Executive Producers// Sairah Erens & Elyse O'Shaughnessey

Editor// Daniel Hillel-Tuch

Cinematographer// Michelia Kramer

Consultant// Alina Polichuk

//Cast

//Cast

Shiro Mungai // Grant Brown // Matthew Carney // Sairah Erens // James Johnson // Tamara Richards // Loveday Smith // Kristine Johanson // Mark Vicente // Toni Pape // Mike Philips-Gomez // Christina Boateng